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Emotions Definition

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Information

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James-Lange Theory

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Arousal comes before emotions

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Cannon-Bard theory

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Arousal and emotions happen at the same time.

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Physical Reaction + Appraise cognition=

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Emotion

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Physical Reaction + ______ = emotion

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Appraise Cognition

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High road thinking

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Thalamus thinking

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Low road thinking

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Amygdala thinking

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Autonomic Nervous System (2 parts)

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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

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General Negativity (right or left)

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Right frontal lobe

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Happiness (right or left)

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Left frontal lobe

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Which gender has higher EQ?

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Women

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12
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What tends to stay the same throughout different cultures

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Facial Expressions

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Overreactive Immune Reponse

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Arthritis, allergic reactions

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Undereactive Immune Response

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infections, cancer cells.

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Does stress make people sick?

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No it impacts your immune system so it does not operate fully.

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How does stress affect cancer?

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It weakens natural responses

17
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How do Pessimists affect their own health?

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Age faster
Twice as likely to report a heart attack
They smoke more and exercise less

18
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Two different ways to deal with stress

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Problem-focused: Alleviate stress directly
Emotion-focused: ignoring of avoiding

19
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External locus of control Definition

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external forces control their fate

20
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Internal locus of control definition

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they control their own destiny

21
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What effect does exercising willpower have?

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Temporarily depletes mental energy

22
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Two things that self-control requires

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Attention and energy

23
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Who do pessimists blame?

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Others

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Problem-focus coping strategy definition

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They can change the situation or change themselves to help

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Emotion-focused coping strategy definition

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You cannot change the situation and you avoid

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How does social support help fight illness? (2)

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Calms the cardiovascular system which lowers blood pressure and hormone levels
Having stronger immune response

27
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Ways to reduce stress (3)

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aerobic exercise, relaxation, meditation, and spiritual engagement)

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