Emotion and Stress Flashcards
Universal emotions
Happiness, sadness, surprise, fear, anger, disgust, kinda contempt
Limbic system
mostly in the mid brain and are involved in emotion, motivation, and memory
Key structures of limbic system
Amygdala, hypothalamus
James-Lange theory
The physiological response occurs right after stimulus and this causes emotional response
Cannon-bard Theory
After stimulus, physiological response and emotion have simultaneously, but separate
Schachter Singer Theory
The physiological response occurs right after stimulus and this causes arousal (cognitive factor) then, emotional response
Experiment: when told given an injection with side effects, they controlled their emotions better than those who did not know
Lazarus Theory
After stimulus, there is a cognitive appraisal, then physiological response and emotion simultaneously
Independent stressor
Outside of our control
EX) illness, accidents
Dependent stressors
impacted by our own behaviors
Double avoidance and approach conflict
Two options that each have a good side, but a bad side
Avoidance-avoidance conflict
Two bad options are presented
Approach-approach conflict
Two options are both good and we must choose between each
Distress
negative effect of stress
Eustress
positive stress
EX) sports
Neustress
do not have much of an impact
