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AP Psychology Unit 8: Motivation, Emotion, and Stress Flashcards

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Motivation

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A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior

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Instinct

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A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and unlearned

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Instinct Theory

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Now replaced by the evolutionary perspective. It focuses on genetically predisposed behaviors and labels them as motivations for our actions. It named behaviors but did not explain them

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Physiological Needs

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A basic bodily requirement (food, water, oxygen)

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Drive-Reduction Theory

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The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy its needs

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Homeostasis

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A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of ay aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level

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Incentive

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A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

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Arousal Theory

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Our need to maintain an optimal level of arousal motivates behaviors that meet no physiological need (such as our yearning for stimulation and our hunger for information)

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Yerkes-Dodson Law

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The principle that performance increases with arousal only up to a point, beyond which performance decreases

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Hierarchy of Needs

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Maslow’s pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher-level safety needs and them psychological needs become active

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Order

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  1. Physiological needs
  2. Safety needs
  3. Belongingness and love needs
  4. Esteem needs
  5. Self-actualization needs
  6. Self-transcendence needs
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Physiological Needs

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The first level of Maslow’s hierarchy. The need to satisfy hunger and thirst

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Safety Needs

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The second level of Maslow’s hierarchy. The need to feel that the world is organized and predictable; need to feel safe

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Belongingness and Love Needs

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The third level of Maslow’s hierarchy. The need to love and be loved, to belong and be accepted; need to avoid loneliness and separation

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Esteem Needs

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The fourth level of Maslow’s hierarchy. Need for self-esteem, achievement, competence, and independence; need for recognition and respect from others

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Self-Actualization Needs

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The fifth level of Maslow’s hierarchy. The need to live up to our fullest and unique potential

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Self-Transcendence Needs

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The last/sixth level of Maslow’s hierarchy. The need to find meaning and identity beyond the self

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What Causes Hunger

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  1. Stomach pangs/contractions
  2. The brain/hypothalamic activity
  3. Appetite hormones (leptin, ghrelin, orexin)
  4. Blood sugar/glucose levels
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Glucose

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The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger.

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Ghrelin

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A hunger-arousing hormone secreted by an empty stomach

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Set Point

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The point at which your “weight thermostat” may be set. When your body falls below this weight increased hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may combine to restore lost weight

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Basal Metabolic Rate

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The body’s resting rate of energy output

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Neophobia

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Dislike of unfamiliar things. For example, many Americans dislike Japanese food like nattó

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Situational Influences on Eating

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  1. Arousing situations cause people to eat more
  2. People eat more when eating with others
  3. People eat more when offered a large serving size
  4. People eat more when there is a wider selection of food
  5. People eat more of the foods they are offered first
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Obesity
Defined as a body mass index (BMI) measurement of 30 or higher
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Overweight
Defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher
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Leptin
A hormone that decreases hunger. Secreted from the fat cells
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Asexual
Having no sexual attraction to others
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Testosterone
The most important male sex hormone. Both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs during the fetal period and the development of male sex characteristics during puberty
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Estrogens
Sex hormones, such as estradiol, that contribute to female sex characteristics and are secreted in greater amounts by females than by males. Estrogen levels peak during ovulation. In nonhuman animals, this promotes sexual receptivity.
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Sexual Response Cycle
The four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson - excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution
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Refractory Period
In human sexuality, a resting period that occurs after orgasm, during which a person cannot achieve another orgasm. The refractory period in men is longer than that in women
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Affiliation Need
The need to build relationships and to feel part of a group
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Ostracism
Deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups
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Narcissism
Excessive self-love and self-absorption
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Achievement Motivation
A desire for significant accomplishment, for mastery of skills or ideas, for control, and for attaining a high standard
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Grit
In psychology, passion and perseverance in pursuit of long-term goals
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Emotion
A response of the whole organism, involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience
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James-Lange Theory
The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus: stimulus --> arousal --> emotion
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Cannon-Bard Theory
The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological arousal and the subjective experience of emotion. The emotion-triggering stimulus travels to the sympathetic nervous system (causing the physiological response) and the brain's cortex (causing the awareness of emotion) at the same time
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Schachter-Singer Theory
Also known as the two-factor theory. It states that, to experience emotion, one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal. A stirred-up state can be experiences as different emotions depending on how we appraise/label it
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Zajonc-LeDoux Theory
Some embodied responses happen instantly, without conscious appraisal. Sometimes stimuli travel directly to the amygdala via the thalamus, so we react before appraising a situation.
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Lazarus Theory
Cognitive appraisal ("is it dangerous or not?") - sometimes without our awareness - defines emotion. A thought must come before any emotion or physiological arousal. Emotion comes when we appraise an event as harmless or dangerous
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Insula
A neural center deep inside the brain. It is activated when we experience negative social emotions like lust, pride, and disgust. It is not responsive to only one emotion
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Left Frontal Lobe and Mood
Positive moods trigger left frontal lobe activity
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Right Frontal Lobe and Mood
Negative moods trigger right frontal lobe activity
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Polygraph
A machine used in attempts to detect lies that measures several of the physiological responses (such as perspiration, heart rate, and breathing changes) accompanying emotion. They are often innaccurate
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Facial Feedback Effect
The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness
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Behavior Feedback Effect
The tendency of behavior to influence our own and others' thoughts, feelings, and actions. If you happily skip down the street, you will likely feel happier
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Stress
The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging
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Stressor
A stimulus that we perceive as threatening that causes a stress response
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Stress Reaction
Our physical and emotional responses to a stressor
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Types of Stressors
1. Catastrophes 2. Significant life changes 3. Daily hassles
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Catastrophes
Unpredictable large-scale events (earthquakes, floods, storms)
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Acculturative Stress
The stress that emerges from conflicts when individuals must adjust to a new culture of the host society
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Significant Life Changes
Life-altering events (having a loved one die, a friend move away, a divorce)
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Daily Hassles
Small-scale and non-life-altering events (phone dying, annoying siblings, busy schedule)
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Stress Response System Components
1. The sympathetic nervous system (mobilize the body for the fast-acting fight or flight response) 2. The hypothalamus and pituitary gland (secrete slow-acting glucocorticoid stress hormones like cortisol)
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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. The human body cannot cope with stress for prolonged periods of time.
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Tend-And-Befriend Response
Under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend)
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Health Psychology
A subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine
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Psychoneuroimmunology
The study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health
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B Lymphocytes
Immune system cells that releases antibodies that fight antibacterial infections. Stress reduces the release of these
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T Lymphocytes
Immune system cells that attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances. Stress reduces the release of these
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Macrophage Cells
"Big eaters" that identify, pursue, and ingest harmful invaders and worn-out cells
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Natural Killer Cells
Attack diseased cells (such as those infected by viruses or cancer)
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Coronary Heart Disease
The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries. The risk of developing it is increased with stress
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Type A
Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people. They are more susceptible to heart attacks or other stress-related issues since they are more often angry. When angry, blood goes to our muscles and pulls it away from our internal organs, which prevents the liver from effectively removing cholesterol and fat from the blood.
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Type B
Fridman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people. They are less likely to have heart attacks or develop other stress-related issues
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Catharsis
In psychology, the idea that "releasing" aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges. However, it usually fails to cleanse our rage, since expressing anger leads to more anger
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Aerobic Exercise
Sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; also helps alleviate depression and anxiety. It fights heart disease by strengthening the heart, increasing blood flow, keeping blood vessels open, and lowering blood pressure. It also promotes neurogenesis and greater longevity
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Mindfulness Meditation
A reflective practice in which people attend to current experiences in a nonjudgmental and accepting manner. It strengthens connections among brain regions, activates brain regions associated with more reflective awareness, and calms brain activation in emotional situations
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Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenomenon
People's tendency to be helpful when in a good mood
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Positive Psychology
The scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive
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Subjective Well-Being
Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate people's quality of life
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3 Pillars of Positive Psychology
1. Positive well-being 2. Positive character 3. Positive groups, communities, and culture
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Positive Well-Being
Happiness is a by-product of a pleasant, engaged, and meaningful life
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Positive Character
Focuses on exploring and enhancing creativity, courage, compassion, integrity, self-control, leadership, wisdom, and spirituality
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Positive Groups, Communities, And Cultures
Focuses on establishing a positive social ecology. This includes healthy families, communal neighborhoods, effective schools, socially-responsible media, and civil dialogue
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Adaptation-Level Phenomenon
Our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by prior experience
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Relative Deprivation
The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself

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