Psych Chapter 10

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emotion

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feelings that invlve subjective evaluation, physiological processes, and cognitive beliefs

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mood

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a diffuse and long-lasting emotional state that influences rather than interrupts thought and behaviour

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stress

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a pattern of behavioral and physiological responses to events that match or exceed an organisms abilities

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health psychology

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the field of psychological science concerned with the events that affect physical well-being

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display rules

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cultural rules that govern how and when emotions are exhibited

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affect-as-information theory

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people use their current emotional state to make judgments and appraisals, even if they don't know the source of their moods

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somatic markers

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bodily reactions that arise from the emotional evaluation of an action's consequences

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guilt

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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

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alexithymia

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a disorder involving a lack of the subjective experience of emotion

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primary emotions

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evolutionarily adaptive emotions that humans share across cultures; they are associated with specific biological and physical states

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secondary emotions

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blends of primary emotions, including states such as remorse, guilt, submission and anticipation

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circumplex model

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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

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James-Lange theory of emotion

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a theory that suggests that the experience of emotion is elicited by a physiological response to a particular stimulus or situation

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facial feedback hypothesis

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the idea that facial expressions trigger the experience of emotion

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Cannon-Bard theory of emotion

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a theory that asserts that emotion-producing stimuli from the environment produce both an emotional and a physical reaction

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two-factor theory of emotion

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a theory that proposes that a situation evokes both a physiological response, such as arousal, and a cognitive interpretation

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misattribution of arousal

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a term used when an emotion label is derived from the wrong source

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excitation transfer

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a form of misattribution in which residual physiological arousal caused by one event is transferred to a new stimulus

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rumination

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thinking about, elaborating, and focusing on undesired thoughts or feelings, which prolongs, rather than alleviates, a negative mood

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cerebral asymmetry

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an emotional pattern associated with unequal activation of the left and right frontal lobes

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stressor

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an environmental event of stimulus that threatens an organism

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coping response

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any response an organism makes to avoid, escape from, or minimize an aversive stimulus

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fight-or-flight response

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the physiological preparedness of animals to deal with danger

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tend-and-befriend response

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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

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general adaptation syndrome

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a consistent pattern of responses to stress that consists of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

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Type A behavior pattern

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a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, achievement orientation, aggressiveness, hostility, restlessness, inability to relax, and impatience with others

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Type B behavior pattern

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a pattern of behavior characterized by relaxed, noncompetitive, easygoing and accommodating behavior

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immune system

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the body's mechanism for dealing with invading microorganisms, such as allergens, bacteria and viruses

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lymphocytes

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specialized white blood cells known as B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells that make up the immune system

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primary appraisal

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part of the coping process that involves making decisions about whether a stimulus is stressful, benign, or irrelevant

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secondary appraisal

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part of the coping process during which people evaluate their options and choose coping behaviors

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emotion-focused coping

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a type of coping in which people try to prevent having an emotional response to a stressor

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problem-focused coping

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a type of coping in which people take direct steps to confront or minimize a stressor

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positive reappraisal

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a cognitive process in which people focus on possible good things in their current situation

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hardiness

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a personality trait that enables people to perceive stressors as controllable challenges

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social support

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a network of other people who can provide help, encouragement, and advice

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buffering hypothesis

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the idea that other people can provide direct support in helping individuals cope with stressful events

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body mass index (BMI)

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a ratio of body weight to height used to measure obesity

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anorexia nervosa

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an eating disorder characterized by an excessive fear of becoming fat and thus a refusal to eat

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bulimia nervosa

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an eating disorder characterized by dieting, binge eating, and purging