Chapter 12 Quiz 12 Psy

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4 dimensions that most definitions includes

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Cognitions, physiology, feelings, and actionsemotio

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Emotion originally refer to

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Turbulent motion

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Autonomic nervous system

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The section of the nervous system that controls the organs such as the heart and intestines.

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Autonomic nervous system’s two subdivisions:

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The sympathetic & parasympathetic

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James Lange & Schachter-Singer

Theories of emotion

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James Lange: your interpretation of a stimulus evokes autonomic changes and sometimes muscle actions.

Schachter-Singer: the intensity of the physiological state-the degree of sympathetic nervous system arousal-determines the intensity of the emotion but a cognitive appraisal of the situation identifies the type of emotion.

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Emotional intelligence:

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The ability to perceive, imagine, and understand emotions and to use that information in making decisions.

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Difference between fear and anxiety:

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Fear: a response to an immediate danger

Anxiety: is a vague sense that “something might bad happen”

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Anxiety

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An increase in startle reflex

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Startle reflex

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The quick, automatic response that follows a sudden loud noise.

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Startle reflex

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The quick, automatic response that follows a sudden loud noise.

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Polygraph

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Or lie detector test, records sympathetic nervous system arousal as measured by blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and electrical conduction of the skin.

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Positive psychology studies

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Studies the features that enrich life, such as happiness hope creativity courage spirituality and responsibility.

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Subject well being:

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A self evaluation of ones life as pleasant, interesting, satisfying, and meaningful.

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What is health psychology is concerned with:

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Addresses how people’s behavior influence health, including issues as why people smoke why they may ignore physician advice how they can reduce pain.

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What’s stress according to Selye?

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A nonspecific response of the body fo any demand made upon it.

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Alternative definition of stress:

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An event or events that are interpreted as threatening to an individual and which elicit physiological and behavioral responses.

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Hormone, CORTISOL:

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An increase in cortisol, improves attention and memory.

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Hormone, CORTISOL:

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An increase in cortisol, improves attention and memory.

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Post traumatic stress disorder:

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A profound result of severe stress, marked by prolonged anxiety and depression.