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Psych101: 13-Emotions, Stress, and Health > Chapter Review > Flashcards

Chapter Review Flashcards

1
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Define: emotion

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  • involves physiological changes in face, brain, sympathetic nervous system
  • cognitive interpretations
  • tendencies toward action
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2
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Emotions are influenced by ____ norms

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-cultural norms

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3
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Primary emotions are…

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-biologically based and believed to be universal

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4
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Secondary emotions are…

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-emotions that vary by culture

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5
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Functions of facial expression include…

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  • identifying our emotions through facial feedback
  • expressing emotion
  • faking emotion
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6
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The polygraph machine is assumed to detect lies, ,but it actually detects…

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-emotional arousal

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7
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People’s ____, _____, and _____ of events generate different emotions.

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  • beliefs
  • interpretations
  • perceptions
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8
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The left prefrontal cortex specializes in…

The right prefrontal cortex specializes in…

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  • positive emotion and approaching

- negative emotion and escaping

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9
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________ are involved in empathy, imitation, and ability to read other people’s emotions

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-mirror neurons

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10
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During experience of any emotion, what 2 hormones produce a state of arousal?

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-epinephrine and norepinephrine

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11
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______ evaluates incoming emotion, especially anger and fear.

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-amygdala

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12
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_______ scrutinizes information for its emotional importance. _________ generates a more complete picture, it can override signals sent to itself by _____.

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  • amygdala
  • cerebral cortex
  • amygdala
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13
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Some psychologists believe _____ affects every aspect of emotional experience.

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-culture

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14
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Most psychologists believe that all human beings share the ability to experience….

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-primary emotions

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15
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Display rules…

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-regulate how and if emotion is displayed

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16
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__________ communicates emotions nonverbally.

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-body language

17
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Emotion work is…

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-displaying an emotion one does not really feel (usually role required)

18
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The sexes ____ in how often they feel the range of everyday emotions.

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-do not differ

19
Q

__________ women are more verbally and nonverbally expressive than men

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-north american

20
Q

Men are more likely to express _____ at strangers.

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-anger

21
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Gender differences vary across ______.

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-cultures

22
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Both sexes are less expressive to a person of…

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-higher status

23
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Hans Selye argued that environmental stressors produce…

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-general adaptation syndrome

24
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Define: general adaptation syndrome

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physiological reactions that occur in 3 phases:

  • alert
  • resistance
  • exhaustion
25
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Researchers interested in _________ study how psychological factors and physical changes interact with one another to protect health or increase risk of illness.

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-psychoneuroimmunology

26
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When a person is under stress, the ______ sends messages to the ______ glands along 2 major pathways.

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  • hypothalamus

- endocrine glands

27
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1st pathway activated under stress…

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-sympathetic nervous system is activated

“fight or flight”

28
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2nd pathway activated under stress…

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  • initiate activity along HPA axis

- hypothalamus sends messages to pituitary, which tells adrenal cortex to release stress hormones such as cortisol

29
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Chronic stressors that affect the immune system and increase likelihood of illness include…

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  • unemployment and work-related problems

- poverty, powerlessness, low status

30
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Two psychological factors that can increase a person’s ability to tolerate pain, live with ongoing problems, and recover from illness include…

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  • optimism

- internal locus of control

31
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Health and well-being may depend on a combination of _____ control and _____ control.

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  • primary

- secondary

32
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In primary control…

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-one tries to change their stressful situation

33
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In secondary control…

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-one tries to accept their stressful situation and accommodate

34
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Emotional factors that increase risk of heart disease and other illness include…

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  • cynical or antagonistic hostility
  • clinical depression
  • prolonged inhibition of negative emotions
35
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Two ways of letting go of negative emotions include…

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  • confession (revealing private feelings)

- forgiveness (coming to terms with injustice)

36
Q

Ways to reduce physical effects of negative emotions and stress include…

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  • massage
  • mindfulness meditation
  • exercise
  • relaxation
37
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3 ways to rethink a problem include…

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  • reappraisal of situation
  • find a way to learn from the experience
  • make comparisons to others
38
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Drawing on ________ or giving it to others can speed recovery from _____.

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  • social support

- illness

39
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The wrong kind of social support can be…

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-detrimental

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