Chapter 12 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Emotions Definition
Information
James-Lange Theory
Arousal comes before emotions
Cannon-Bard theory
Arousal and emotions happen at the same time.
Physical Reaction + Appraise cognition=
Emotion
Physical Reaction + ______ = emotion
Appraise Cognition
High road thinking
Thalamus thinking
Low road thinking
Amygdala thinking
Autonomic Nervous System (2 parts)
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
General Negativity (right or left)
Right frontal lobe
Happiness (right or left)
Left frontal lobe
Which gender has higher EQ?
Women
What tends to stay the same throughout different cultures
Facial Expressions
Overreactive Immune Reponse
Arthritis, allergic reactions
Undereactive Immune Response
infections, cancer cells.
Does stress make people sick?
No it impacts your immune system so it does not operate fully.
How does stress affect cancer?
It weakens natural responses
How do Pessimists affect their own health?
Age faster
Twice as likely to report a heart attack
They smoke more and exercise less
Two different ways to deal with stress
Problem-focused: Alleviate stress directly
Emotion-focused: ignoring of avoiding
External locus of control Definition
external forces control their fate
Internal locus of control definition
they control their own destiny
What effect does exercising willpower have?
Temporarily depletes mental energy
Two things that self-control requires
Attention and energy
Who do pessimists blame?
Others
Problem-focus coping strategy definition
They can change the situation or change themselves to help
