Core term · Neal E. Miller

Drive

An internal motivational state that pushes behavior toward reduction or satisfaction.

Areas of life
Motivationhabitsstresshealth

Why it matters

Connects biological needs, emotional tension and learned behavior.

How to handle it

Identify the underlying need or tension before trying to change the behavior.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn Drive into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.