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Describe the James-Lange theory about the source of emotion
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Emotions are created by awareness of specific patterns of peripheral (autonomic) responses
*Anger is associated w/ increased blood flow in the hands & feet; fear is associated w/ decreased blood flow in these areas |
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Describe the Cannon-Bard theory about the source of emotion & give an example
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the brain generates direct experiences of emotion
Stimulation of certain brain areas can create pleasant or unpleasant emotions |
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Describe the Cognitive (Schacter-Singer and Lazarus) theory about the source of emotion & give an example
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Cognitive interpretation of events, & physiological reactions to them, shapes emotional experiences
ex. Autonomi arousal can be experienced as anxiety or excitement, depending on how it is labeled . A single event can lead to different emotions, depending on whether it is perceived as threatening or challenging |
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Describe the James-Lange theory about the source of emotion
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Emotions are created by awareness of specific patterns of peripheral (autonomic) responses
*Anger is associated w/ increased blood flow in the hands & feet; fear is associated w/ decreased blood flow in these areas |
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Describe the Cannon-Bard theory about the source of emotion & give an example
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the brain generates direct experiences of emotion
Stimulation of certain brain areas can create pleasant or unpleasant emotions |
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Describe the Cognitive (Schacter-Singer and Lazarus) theory about the source of emotion & give an example
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Cognitive interpretation of events, & physiological reactions to them, shapes emotional experiences
ex. Autonomi arousal can be experienced as anxiety or excitement, depending on how it is labeled . A single event can lead to different emotions, depending on whether it is perceived as threatening or challenging |
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What are some typical cognitive stress responses?
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Reductions in the ability to concentrate, to think clearly, or to remember accurately
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Ruminative thinking
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the recurring intrusion of thoughts about stressful events
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Catastrophizing
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dwelling on & overemphasizing the potential consequences of negative events
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psychobiological models
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emphasize the importance of psychological, as well as biological, variables in regulating & producing stress responses
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diseases of adaptation
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illnesses that are caused or worsened by stressors
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People under stress are more likely to cling to _______ _____, which are well learned, but not always efficient, approaches to problems.
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mental sets
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Functional fixedness
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the tendency to use objects for only one purpose
*Can be intensified by stress *Victims of hotel fires, for example, sometimes die trapped in their rooms b/c in the stress of the moment it didn't occur to them to use the telephone or a piece of furniture to break a window |
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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a pattern of adverse & disruptive reactions following a traumatic & threatening event
*anxiety, depression, irritability, jumpiness, inability to concentrate or work productively, sexual disfunction, & difficulty in getting alone w/ others *most common feature = re-experiencing the trauma through nightmares or vivid memories |
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_____ stressors tend to have less impact than those that are ________
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Predictable stressors tend to have less impact than those that are unpredictable.
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Dispositional optimism
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the belief or expectation that things will work out positively
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