Psych

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Instrinsic Motivation

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The pursuit of an activity for its own sake

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Extrinsic Motivation

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The pursuit of an activity for external rewards, such as money or fame

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Set Point

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The genetically influenced weight range for an individual

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Leptin

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A protein that alters the brain chemistry in the regulation of appetite

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Bulimia

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an eating disorder characterized by binging and purging

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Anorexia

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an eating disorder characterized by a radically reduced consumption of food

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Secure Attachment

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in a relationship, a person with this attachment style is rarely jealous or worried about abandonment

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Avoidant attachment

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in a relationship, a person with this attachment style is distrustul

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Anxious-Avoidant attachment

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in a relationship, a person with this attachment style is agitated and worried their partner will leave

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Performance goals

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goals framed in terms of performing well in front of others and avoiding criticism

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Mastery goals

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goals framed in terms of increasing one's competence and skills

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Self-fulfilling prophecy

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an expectation that comes true because of the tendency to act in ways to bring it about

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Self efficacy

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a person's belief that he or she is capable of producing desired results, such as mastering new skills and reaching goals

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approach goal

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positive experiences that you seek directly

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avoidance goals

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goals involving the effort to avoid unpleasent experiences

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Motivation

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an inferred process within a person or animal that causes movement either toward a goal or away from an unpleasant situtation

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primary emotion

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emotions considered to universal and biologically based

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secondary emotion

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emotions that develop with cognitive maturity and vary across cultures

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Emotion

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a state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes, cognitive appraisals and subjective feelings, all shaped by cultural rules

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facial feedback

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process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the emotion being expressed

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Mirror neurons

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brain cells that 'fire' when a person or animal observes others in pain or carrying out an action; involved in empathy and reading emotions

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Amygdala

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the brain structure responsible for assessing initial threat

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Cerebral cortex

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the brain structure responsible for generation a more complex picture of potential threats

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epinephrine and norepinephrine

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the hormones that are released when we have a strong emotional reaction

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display rules

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social and culture rules that regulate when, how, and where a person may express emotions

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emotion work

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the acting out of an emotion we do not really feel

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body language

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nonverbal signals of emotion including posture, body movement, and eye contact

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optimism

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the general expectation that things will go well or work out in spite of occasional setbacks

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pessimism

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the tendency to anticipate or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes

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internal locus of control

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the tendency to believe that one is responsible for what happens to them

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type a personality

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a person who can generally be described as irritable, impatient, and fixated with deadlines

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type b personality

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a person who can generally be described as calm, relaxed, and uncompetitive

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external locus of control

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the tendency to believe that one's life is controlled by luck, fate, or other people

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emotional inhibition

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the tendency to deny feelings or anger, anxiety or fear

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emotion focused coping

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concentrating on the emotions a problems has caused by talking about and trying to make sense of it

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problem focusing coping

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taking steps to solve a problem by getting more information and seeking support

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reappraisal

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the decision to think about a potential stressor differently(e.g., turning anger into sympathy)

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mindfulness meditation

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learning to accept feeling of anger, sadness, or anxiety without judging them or trying to get rid of them