chapter 17 concepts: emotion, stress, and health

Question 1

what are the 6 characteristic facial expressions of emotional experience?

Answer 1

surprise, sadness, anger, fear, happiness, and disgust are the 6 characteristic facial expressions of emotional experience

Question 2

duchenne smile

Answer 2

genuine smile.

contraction of the orbicularis occuli and zygomaticus major.

Question 3

orbicularis occuli

Answer 3

muscle surrounding the eye that contracts during a duchenne smile (genuine smile)

Question 4

zygomaticus major

Answer 4

muscle that draws the corners of the lips toward the cheeks during a duchenne smile (genuine smile)

Question 5

major structures of the limbic system

Answer 5

fornix 
septum 
cingulate gyrus 
olfactory bulb 
mammillary body
hypothalamus
amygdala 
hippocampus

Question 6

darwins theory of evolution of emotion

Answer 6

believed that expressions of emotions, like other behaviors, are products of evolution. compared emotional expressions of different species with 3 main ideas.

• expressions of emotion evolve from behaviors that indicate what an animal is likely to do next.
• if the behaviors produced through these expressions benefit the animal displaying them, the expressions will evolve in ways that enhance their communicative function, and their original function may be lost.
• principle of antithesis

Question 7

darwins principle of antithesis

Answer 7

opposite messages are often signaled by opposite movements and postures.

example: Youre taking a very important test and as you hold your pencil…
if you are nervous your hands will shake.
if your are calm (opposite of nervous) your hands will remain steady

example: