Ch 14 Definitions: Emotion, Aggression, and Stress Flashcards
emotion
a combination of physical sensations and the conscious experience of a feeling
valence
a positive (attractive) or negative (aversive) reaction to an object or event
nonverbal communication
the use of facial expressions, gestures, and body language to communicate ideas and feelings
James-Lange theory
a theory of emotion in which a person’s physical state provides cues for identification of an emotional state
catharsis
the relief of tension through the expression of emotion
empathy
the ability to relate to the feelings of another person
Cannon-Bard theory
a theory of emotion in which the simultaneous activation of physical responses and the recognition of subjective feelings occur independently
Schachter-Singer two-factor theory
a theory of emotion in which general arousal leads to cognitive assessment of the context, which in turn leads to the identification of an emotional state
somatic marker
an association formed between stimuli and resulting patterns of physical activation
facial nuclei
a cranial nerve nucleus, located at the level of the pons, that controls the facial nerves
polygraph
a lie-detector test based on measures of autonomic arousal
Klüver-Bucy syndrome
a collection of symptoms, including
tameness, extreme sexual behavior, and oral exploration,
that results from damage to the temporal lobes, and the amygdala in particular
emotion regulation
the influence exerted by individuals over which emotions they experience,
when they experience emotions,
and how they experience and express them
social cognition
the ability to understand the intentions and behavior of other people
aggression
the intentional initiation of a hostile or destructive act toward another individual
