Chapter 12 Flashcards
Emotions, Stress, and Health
What three things does an emotion involve? (BEES EAT COOKIES)
1) Bodily arousal
2) Expressive behaviours
3) Conscious experience
“Chicken & Egg Debates” James-Lang
body before thoughts
“Chicken & Egg Debates” Cannon-Bard
body with thoughts
“Chicken & Egg Debates” Singer-Schachter
body plus thoughts/label
“Chicken & Egg Debates” Zajonc, LeDoux
brain/body without conscious thoughts
“Chicken & Egg Debates” Lazarus
cognitive appraisal
Priming Experiments
when something is flashed in front of you so fast you don’t recognize it
Facial-Feedback Hypothesis
you can have emotional reactions before you realize it
Emotion and the Two-Track Brain
1) Involves “low” neural pathway that bypasses cortex
2) Responses happen too quickly to be consciously aware
Feel-Good Do-Good Phenomenon
when we fell happy we more often help others (mood boosting experiences)
How are positive emotions related to the common cold?
more positive emotions are related to less susceptibility to a cold
How are positive emotions related to morality? (nuns)
nuns whose autobiographies had high number of positive sentences lives 6.9 years longer
What did COVID-19 do to stress levels?
increase them
What is stress?
process by which we perceive and respond to certain events which we appraise as threatening or challenging
What is a stressor?
an event/condition viewed as threatening, challenging, or overwhelming
What is appraisal?
deciding whether to view something as a stressor
Fight-or-Flight Response
preparation to fight or flee from immediate threat
How do stress hormones impact the immune system?
weakened immune systems
General Adaptation System
how the body responds to stress
Fawn Response
act to please other(s) to avoid conflict or danger
Type A Personality reaction to a mountain
climb the mountain
Type B Personality reaction to a mountain
sit at the bottom and give up
Type D Personality reaction to negative emotion
suppress negative emotion to avoid social disapproval
Optimistic Explanatory Style
helps individuals respond to stress positively
Pessimistic Explanatory Style
is harmful
Learned Helplessness
learned to not try even when opportunities are available
Problem-Focused Coping
attempt to alleviate stress directly
Emotion-Focused Coping
attempt to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring stressor and attending to emotional needs
