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Chapter 12 - Emotions, Stress and Health Flashcards

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emotion

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the response of a whole organism, emotion is a mix of bodily arousal (heart pounding), expressive behaviours (quickened pace), conscious experience (thoughts and feelings-panic, fear and joy)

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james-lange theory: arousal before emotion

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the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli

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cannon-bard theory: arousal and emotion occur simultaneously

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the theory that an emotion arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion

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lower spine injuries

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a lost sensation only in their legs, reported little change in their emotion intensity

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arousal fuels ______; _______ channels it

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emotion; cognition

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high spinal cord injury

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no feeling below the neck, there were changes in the intensity of emotion (less)

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two factor theory

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the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal

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insula

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a neural centre deep inside the brain. It is activated when we experience various negative social emotions (lust, pride, disgust).

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polygraph

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a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes) accompanying emotion

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facial feedback effect

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the tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger or happiness.

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behaviour feedback effect

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the tendency of behaviour to influence our own and others thoughts, feelings and actions

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catharsis

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emotional release. in psych, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that “releasing” aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.

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feel-good, do-good phenomenon

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peoples tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood.

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positive psych

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the scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and prompting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.

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what emotions are in the right frontal lobe?

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negative emotions and depression

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what emotions are in the left frontal lobe?

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positive emotions

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subjective well being

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self perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. used along with measures of objective well being (for example. physical and economic indicators) to evaluate peoples quality of life.

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positive well being

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being happy as a product of a pleasant, engaged and meaningful life. a good life also engages ones skill.

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positive groups, communities and cultures

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positive social ecology including healthy families, communal neighbourhoods, effective schools, socially responsible media, and civil dialogue.

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adaption-level phenomenon

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our tendency to form judgements (of sounds, lights, income) relative to a neural level defined by our prior experience

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relative deprivation

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the perception that one is worse off relative to those whom one compares oneself

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stress

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the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging

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general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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Selyes concept of the bodys adaptive response to stress in three phases - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

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alarm reaction

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as a result of your sympathetic nervous system being suddenly activated. your heart rate zooms. blood goes to your skeletal muscles and you feel a faintness of shock, you are now ready to fight back

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resistance

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temp, blood pressure and respiration remain high. adrenal glands pump hormones into blood stream. fully engaged, summoning all your resources. as time passes, with no relief from stress, bodys reserves begin to dwindle

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exhaustion

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you become more vulnerable to illness or death

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tend and befriend

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under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend)

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health psych

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a subfield of psych that provides psychs contribution to behavioural medicine

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psychoneuroimmunology

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the study of how psychological, neural and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health

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T Lymphocytes

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white blood cells, that mature in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses and foreign substances

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B Lymphocytes

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white blood cells, that mature in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections

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macrophages

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“big eaters” identify, pursue and ingest harmful invaders and worn out cells

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natural killer cells (NK cells)

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pursue diseased cells

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coronary heart disease

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the clogging of vessels that nourish the heart muscle, the leading cause of death in many developed countries

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type A

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Friedman and Rosenmans term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger prone people

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type B

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Friedman and Rosenmans term for easy going and relaxed people

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type D

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suppress their negative emotion to avoid social disapproval. they experience distress during social interactions. having this personality increases the risk of mortality and nonfatal heart attack

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coping

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alleviating stress using emotions, cognitive or behavioural methods

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problem-focused coping

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attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor

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emotion focused coping

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attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction

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learned helplessness

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the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events

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external locus of control

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the perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate

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internal locus of control

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the perception that we control our own fate

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self-control

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the ability to control impulses and delay short term gratification for greater long term rewards

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oxytocin

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a hormone that is enhanced by optimism

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aerobic exercise

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sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety

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biofeedback

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a system of recording, amplifying, and feeding back info about subtle physiological responses, many controlled by the autonomic nervous system

Psych 100B (9 decks)

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