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emotion
feelings that invlove subjective evaluation, psychological processes and cognitive beliefs.
mood
a diffuse and long lasting emotional state thay influences rather than interrupts thought and behavior.
stress
a pattern of behavior and physiological responses to events that match or exceed an organisms abilities
health psychology
field of psyc that is concerned with events that affect psysical well being
display rules
cultural rules that govern how and when emotions are exhibited
somatic markers
bodily reactions that arise from the emotional evaluation of an actions consequences.
ex: gut feeling
guilt
a negative emotional state associated with an internal experience of anxiety, tension and agitation in which a person feels responsible for causing an adverse state
alexithymia
a disorder involving a lack of subjective experience of emotion
primary emotions
evolutionary adaptive emotions that humans share across cultures, they are associated with specific biological and physical states
secondary emotions
blends of primary emotions, including states such as remorse, guilt, submission and anticipation
circumflex model
an approach to understanding emotion in which two basic factors of emotion are spatially arranged in a circle, formed around the intersections of the core dimensions of affect.
james lange theory of emotion
a theory that suggests that the experience of emotion is elicited by a physiological response to a particular stimulus or situation
facial feedback hypothesis
the idea that facial expressions trigger the experience of emotion
cannon-bard theory of emotion
the theory that asserts that emotion-producing stimuli from the environment elicit both an emotional and a physical reaction
two factor theory of emotion
a theory that proposes that a situation evokes both a physiological responses such as arousal, and a cognitive interpretation
excitation transfer
a form of mis attribution in which residual physiological arousal caused by one event is transferred to a new stimulus
rumination
thinking about, elaborating and focusing on undesired thoughts or feelings which prolongs, rather than alleviates, a negative mood.
cerebral asymmetry
an emotional pattern associated with unequal activations of the left and right frontal lobes
stressor
an environment event or stimulus that threatens an organism
coping response
any response an organism makes to avoid, escape from, or minimize an aversive stimulus.
fight or flight response
the physiological preparedness of animals to deal with danger
tend and befriend response
the argument that females are more likely to protect and care for their offspring and form social alliances than flee or fight in response to threat
females oxytocin
males testosterone
general adaptation syndrome
a consistent pattern of responses to stress that consists of three stages: alarm, resistance and exhaustion
type A behavior pattern
a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, achievement orientation, aggressiveness, hostility,restlessness, inability to relax and impatience with others
type B behavior pattern
a pattern of behavior characterized by relaxed non competitive easygoing and accommodating behavior
immune system
the body's mechanism for dealing with invading microorganisms such as allergens bacteria and viruses
lymphocytes
specialized white blood cells known as B cells, T cells and natural killer cells that make up the immune system
primary appraisal
part of the coping process that involves making decisions about whether a stimulus is stressful benign or irrelevant
secondary appraisal
part of the coping process during which people evaluate their options and choose coping behaviors
emotion focused coping
a type of coping in which people try to prevent having an emotional response to a stressor
problem focused coping
a type of coping in which people take direct steps to confront or minimize a stressor
positive reappraisal
a cognitive process in which people focus on possible good things in their current situation
hardiness
a personality trait that enables people to perceive stressors as controllable challenges
social support
a network of other people who can provide help, encouragement and advice
buffering hypothesis
the idea that other people can provide direct support in helping individuals cope with stressful events
body mass index (BMI)
a ratio of weight to height used to measure obesity
anorexia nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by an excessive fear of becoming fat and thus a refusal to eat
bulimia nervosa
an eating disorder characterized by dieting binge eating and purging
heuristic guides
provide feedback to make quick decisions
affect as information theory
people use emotional state to
make judgments without knowing mood source
emotions consist of three stages: (3)
1. subjective experience (feelings)
2. physical changes (heart rate)
3. cognitive appraisal (beliefs and understanding about feelings)
what nervous system is activated during emotional states?
autonomic-there are differences though
ex: pupils contract during anger and dilate during arousal
what part of the brain can either be cool or hot depending on emotional states
hypothalamus
ex: cool-positive
hot-negative
Kluver bucy syndrome
lack of fear conditioning
sequence of physiology resistence to stress
Hypothalamus  pituitary gland  cortisol, norepinephrine, epinephrine
ex: alarm reaction stage of resistence and exhaustion