Gratification is the pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal. It is also identified as a response stemming from the fulfillment of social needs such as affiliation, socializing, social approval, and mutual recognition.[1]
The emotion of gratification is the result of accomplishing a certain goal or achieving a reward. Gratification is an outcome of specific situations and is induced through the completion of and as a consequence of these situations. Specifically, gratification may be experienced after achieving a long-term goal, such as graduating from college, buying one's first house, or getting one's dream job.[citation needed]
The term immediate gratification is often used to label the satisfactions gained by more impulsive behaviors: choosing now over tomorrow.[2] The skill of giving preference to long-term goals over more immediate ones is known as deferred gratification or patience, and it is usually considered a virtue, producing rewards in the long term.[3] There are sources who claim that the prefrontal cortex plays a part in the incidence of these two types of gratification, particularly in the case of delayed gratification since one of its functions involve predicting future events.[4][5]
Walter Mischel developed the well-known marshmallow experiment to test gratification patterns in four-year-olds, offering one marshmallow now or two after a delay.[6] He discovered in long-term follow-up that the ability to resist eating the marshmallow immediately was a good predictor of success in later life. However, Tyler W. Watts, Greg J. Duncan, and Haonan Quan, published Revisiting the Marshmallow Test: A Conceptual Replication Investigating Links Between Early Delay of Gratification and Later Outcomes[7] debunking the original marshmallow experiment. Concluding that "This bivariate correlation was only half the size of those reported in the original studies and was reduced by two thirds in the presence of controls for family background, early cognitive ability, and the home environment. Most of the variation in adolescent achievement came from being able to wait at least 20 s. Associations between delay time and measures of behavioral outcomes at age 15 were much smaller and rarely statistically significant."
Criticism
While one might say that those who lack the skill to delay are immature, an excess of this skill can create problems as well; i.e. an individual becomes inflexible, or unable to take pleasure in life (anhedonia) and seize opportunities for fear of adverse consequences.[8]
There are also circumstances, in an uncertain/negative environment, when seizing gratification is the rational approach,[9] as in wartime.[10]
Emotional gratification
Emotional gratification is a motivating force that results from the gratifying effects of emotions. The emotional reaction of emotional gratification is itself caused by emotions, resulting in a circular model of this complex interaction. Emotions themselves can instigate different varieties of gratification, ranging from hedonic outcomes to more psychologically beneficial outcomes.[11]
Bipolar disorder
Gratification is a major issue in bipolar disorder. One sign of the onset of depression is a spreading loss of the sense of gratification in such immediate things as friendship, jokes, conversation, food and sex.[12] Long-term gratification seems even more meaningless.[13]
By contrast, the manic can find gratification in almost anything, even a leaf falling, or seeing their crush for example.[14] There is also the case of the so-called manic illusion of gratification, which is analogous to an infant's illusion of obtaining food. Here, if the food is not given right away, he fantasizes about it and this eventually give way to stronger emotions such as anger and depression.[15]
^van Eimeren, W.; Engelbrecht, R.; Flagle, Ch.D. (2012). Third International Conference on System Science in Health Care: Troisième Conférence Internationale sur la Science des Systèmes dans le Domaine de la Santé. Berlin: Springer Verlag. p. 888. ISBN9783642699412.
^R. F. Baumeister/B. J. Bushman, Social Psychology and Human Nature (2010) p. 49
^Fuster, Joaquin (2008). The Prefrontal Cortex. London: Academic Press. pp. 263. ISBN9780123736444.
^Maciocia, Giovanni (2009). The Psyche in Chinese Medicine: Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs. Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 303. ISBN9780702029882.
^Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence (1996) p. 79-80
^Watts, Tyler W.; Duncan, Greg J.; Quan, Haonan (2018). "Revisiting the Marshmallow Test: A Conceptual Replication Investigating Links Between Early Delay of Gratification and Later Outcomes". Psychological Science. 29 (7): 1159–1177. doi:10.1177/0956797618761661. PMC6050075. PMID 29799765.
^Frank Munger, Labouring Below the Line (2007) p. 274
^James Holland, The Battle of Britain (2010) p. 735-9
^Bartsch, Anne; Viehoff, Reinhold (2010-01-01). "The Use of Media Entertainment and Emotional Gratification". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. WCPCG 2010. 5: 2247–2255. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.444. ISSN 1877-0428.
^Welton, Welton; David, Koenig; Harold (2014). The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling: Community and Silence. New York: Routledge. ISBN9780789030429.
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O'Donoghue, Ted; Rabin, Matthew (2000). "The economics of immediate gratification" (PDF). Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. 13 (2): 233–250. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-0771(200004/06)13:2<233::AID-BDM325>3.0.CO;2-U. - An academic paper treating gratification and self-control problems
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Gratification is the pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal It is also identified as a response stemming from the fulfillment of social needs such as affiliation socializing social approval and mutual recognition 1 American Basketball player Kevin Durant after receiving the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship Gratification like all emotions is a motivator of behavior and plays a role in the entire range of human social systems Contents 1 Causes 2 Immediate and delayed gratification 2 1 Criticism 3 Emotional gratification 4 Bipolar disorder 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingCauses EditThe emotion of gratification is the result of accomplishing a certain goal or achieving a reward Gratification is an outcome of specific situations and is induced through the completion of and as a consequence of these situations Specifically gratification may be experienced after achieving a long term goal such as graduating from college buying one s first house or getting one s dream job citation needed Immediate and delayed gratification EditMain article Delayed gratification The term immediate gratification is often used to label the satisfactions gained by more impulsive behaviors choosing now over tomorrow 2 The skill of giving preference to long term goals over more immediate ones is known as deferred gratification or patience and it is usually considered a virtue producing rewards in the long term 3 There are sources who claim that the prefrontal cortex plays a part in the incidence of these two types of gratification particularly in the case of delayed gratification since one of its functions involve predicting future events 4 5 Walter Mischel developed the well known marshmallow experiment to test gratification patterns in four year olds offering one marshmallow now or two after a delay 6 He discovered in long term follow up that the ability to resist eating the marshmallow immediately was a good predictor of success in later life However Tyler W Watts Greg J Duncan and Haonan Quan published Revisiting the Marshmallow Test A Conceptual Replication Investigating Links Between Early Delay of Gratification and Later Outcomes 7 debunking the original marshmallow experiment Concluding that This bivariate correlation was only half the size of those reported in the original studies and was reduced by two thirds in the presence of controls for family background early cognitive ability and the home environment Most of the variation in adolescent achievement came from being able to wait at least 20 s Associations between delay time and measures of behavioral outcomes at age 15 were much smaller and rarely statistically significant Criticism Edit While one might say that those who lack the skill to delay are immature an excess of this skill can create problems as well i e an individual becomes inflexible or unable to take pleasure in life anhedonia and seize opportunities for fear of adverse consequences 8 There are also circumstances in an uncertain negative environment when seizing gratification is the rational approach 9 as in wartime 10 Emotional gratification EditEmotional gratification is a motivating force that results from the gratifying effects of emotions The emotional reaction of emotional gratification is itself caused by emotions resulting in a circular model of this complex interaction Emotions themselves can instigate different varieties of gratification ranging from hedonic outcomes to more psychologically beneficial outcomes 11 Bipolar disorder EditGratification is a major issue in bipolar disorder One sign of the onset of depression is a spreading loss of the sense of gratification in such immediate things as friendship jokes conversation food and sex 12 Long term gratification seems even more meaningless 13 By contrast the manic can find gratification in almost anything even a leaf falling or seeing their crush for example 14 There is also the case of the so called manic illusion of gratification which is analogous to an infant s illusion of obtaining food Here if the food is not given right away he fantasizes about it and this eventually give way to stronger emotions such as anger and depression 15 See also EditContentment Cost benefit analysis Pleasure Social sciences Uses and gratifications theory UtilitarianismReferences Edit van Eimeren W Engelbrecht R Flagle Ch D 2012 Third International Conference on System Science in Health Care Troisieme Conference Internationale sur la Science des Systemes dans le Domaine de la Sante Berlin Springer Verlag p 888 ISBN 9783642699412 R F Baumeister B J Bushman Social Psychology and Human Nature 2010 p 49 Baumeister p 120 Fuster Joaquin 2008 The Prefrontal Cortex London Academic Press pp 263 ISBN 9780123736444 Maciocia Giovanni 2009 The Psyche in Chinese Medicine Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disharmonies with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs Edinburgh Elsevier Health Sciences p 303 ISBN 9780702029882 Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence 1996 p 79 80 Watts Tyler W Duncan Greg J Quan Haonan 2018 Revisiting the Marshmallow Test A Conceptual Replication Investigating Links Between Early Delay of Gratification and Later Outcomes Psychological Science 29 7 1159 1177 doi 10 1177 0956797618761661 PMC 6050075 PMID 29799765 Eric Berne Sex in Human Loving 1970 p 151 Frank Munger Labouring Below the Line 2007 p 274 James Holland The Battle of Britain 2010 p 735 9 Bartsch Anne Viehoff Reinhold 2010 01 01 The Use of Media Entertainment and Emotional Gratification Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences WCPCG 2010 5 2247 2255 doi 10 1016 j sbspro 2010 07 444 ISSN 1877 0428 Aaron T Beck Brad A Alford Depression 2009 p 19 Beck p 28 Beck p 96 Welton Welton David Koenig Harold 2014 The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling Community and Silence New York Routledge ISBN 9780789030429 Further reading Edit Look up gratification in Wiktionary the free dictionary Wikiquote has quotations related to Gratification O Donoghue Ted Rabin Matthew 2000 The economics of immediate gratification PDF Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 13 2 233 250 doi 10 1002 SICI 1099 0771 200004 06 13 2 lt 233 AID BDM325 gt 3 0 CO 2 U An academic paper treating gratification and self control problems Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gratification amp oldid 1120158864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
