Emotion Flashcards
Tend-and-befriend response
when people provide and seek support from others when under stress
Facial feedback effect
suggests facial muscle states trigger the corresponding emotion
Behaviour feedback effect
suggests physical actions influence emotional states
What is emotion
a person’s response resulting from their interpretations
Feel-good Do-good phenomenon
people’s tendency to be helpful when in a good mood
What is stress
perceiving and responding to threatening or challenging events
Catharsis
releasing aggressive energy to relieve aggressive urges
Adaption-Level Phenomenon
when people tend to judge/evaluate experiences based on previous experiences
Relative Deprivation
perception or feeling that one is worse off than others
General Adaptation Syndrome
Alarm reaction - body’s initial reaction to a stressor (sympathetic nervous system activates)
Resistance - body attempts to adapt to ongoing stressor
Exhaustion - body becomes vulnerable to burnout or illness
Ways to reduce stress
Aerobic Exercise - activities that increase heart and lung fitness
* Running, swimming, cycling
Mindfulness Meditation - focusing attention on the present moment in a non-judgmental and accepting way
How does stress alter immune function?
-surgical wounds heal more slowly in stressed people
-stressed people are more vulnerable to colds
-stress can hasten the course of disease
What is coping?
alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioural methods
Problem-focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor or the way we interact with it
Emotion-focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor
Personal control
a sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless
Learned helplessness
learning to believe that one has no control over events after experiencing helpless situations
External locus of control
belief that outside forces determine our actions (fate, luck, influence of others)
Internal locus of control
belief that we control our own actions
Self control
ability to control impulses and regulate short-term urges in favour of long-term rewards
Characteristics of Type A personality
-reactive
-competitive
-impatient
-easily angered
What is health psychology?
the study of how the mind and body influence health and illness
