Chapter 12 vocab

Question 1

Emotions

Answer 1

strong mental reactions to emotions towards a particular situation

Question 2

James-Lange theory

Answer 2

Physical changes happen in the body before emotions unfold

Question 3

Cannon-Bard theory

Answer 3

Based on the emotions we feel our body has physical changes such as sweating

Question 4

Two factor theory

Answer 4

The physical arousal that we have based on an event and how we table it

Question 5

polygraph

Answer 5

Lie detector that shows the activities in physical in the nerve system

Question 6

Facial Feedback Effect

Answer 6

facial expressions can activate a stronger emotional reaction

Question 7

behavior feedback effect

Answer 7

behavior that influences the feelings, thoughts and actions of self and others

Question 8

catharsis

Answer 8

Releasing negative emotions that cause the psychological issues that come with it

Question 9

feel good, do good phenomenon

Answer 9

If you feel good while doing something you will do it well

Question 10

Positive psychology

Answer 10

Doing things that we have a talent in to lead to success rather than trying to become good at something and taking time away

Question 11

Subjective well-being

Answer 11

Self reported on how one is feeling by answer questions

Question 12

Adaption-level phenomenon

Answer 12

When one does not react or becomes insensetive to an stimuli because they are used to it

Question 13

relative deprivation

Answer 13

Becoming down because comparing someone to one’s self when one does not have a positive equality to that person

Question 14

Stress

Answer 14

A state of worry or mental tension based on a negative stimuli

Question 15

general adaption syndrome

Answer 15

Measures what your body goes through when you go through stress of any kind positive or negative

Question 16

tend and befriend

Answer 16

How one responds to a threat

Question 17

health psychology

Answer 17

how biological things as well as mental things effect ones health

Question 18

psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 18

response of the psychological and nervous and immune stystem process in the body

Question 19

coronary heart disease

Answer 19

a blockage in coronary artieris

Question 20

Type A

Answer 20

Someone who is impatient, high achivement and self control

Question 21

Type B

Answer 21

Someone who is easy going, calm and relaxed

Question 22

Coping

Answer 22

Dealing with a negative or positive situation

Question 23

Problem-focused coping

Answer 23

Finding a problem and reacting to it to get rid of it in a situation

Question 24

emotion-focused coping

Answer 24

Finding an emotion and reacting to it to get rid of it in a situation

Question 25

personal control

Answer 25

one has the ability to have postive outcomes and few if any negative ones

Question 26

learned helplessness

Answer 26

when one is always facing a negative uncronolled situation and does not fight for them to change

Question 27

external locus of control

Answer 27

control stems of external forces

Question 28

internal locus of control

Answer 28

control comes from within

Question 29

self-control

Answer 29

being able to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in face temptations and impulses

Question 30

aerobic ecercise

Answer 30

Physical activities that uses musles and oxgen

Question 31

mindfulness meditation

Answer 31

being aware of the meditation that one is doing in a situation