ch.12- Emotions, Stress, and Health Flashcards
James- Lange theory
the theory that our experiences of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimulus (“I am trembling, therefore I am afraid.”)
cannon-bard theory
the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and emotion
two-factor theory
theory by Schachter and Singer that says to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
adaptation-level phenomenon
the tendency people have to quickly adapt to a new situation, until that situation becomes the norm
relative deprivation
when you have the perception that you are worse off than these other people you compare yourself to
general adaptation syndrome (GAS)
Hans Selye determined that the body has a natural, adaptive response to stress that is composed of three stages: alarm, resistance, exhaustion.
coronary heart disease
the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries
type a personality
Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard-riving, impatient, verbally agressive, and anger-prone
type b personality
Friedman and Rosenman’s term for easygoing, relaxed people
psychophysiological illness
any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches
lymphocytes
two types of white blood cells that are part of the body’s immune system:
B lymphocytes
form in te bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections
T lymphocytes
form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances
problem- focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress directly- by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor
emotion-focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one’s stress reaction
