Emotion&Stress Flashcards
According to____theory, emotions reflect perceptions of bodily reactions(I’m scared because my knees are shaking”), while___theory proposes that emotion-provoking stimuli simultaneously produce a subjective emotional experience and bodily reactions. Lazarus’s cognitive appraisal theory proposes there are differences in how emotion-arousing events are interpreted or appraised and distinguished between three types of appraisal: Primary appraisal refers to a person’s evaluation of a ____as irrelevant, positive-benign, or stressful with regard to his or her own well-being; secondary appraisals refers to the person’s evaluation of the resources he or she has to cope with a situation that has been identified as stressful; and_____ occurs when the person monitors the situation and, as necessary, modifies his or her primary and/or secondary appraisals.
James-Lange; Cannon-Bard;situation;re-appraisal;
_____circuit was proposed in 937 as a neural circuit that mediates the experience and expression of emotion. The____ hemisphere governs positive emotions and damage to this area results in_____. In contrast, the_____hemisphere mediates negative emotions, and lesions produce____, emotional lability, and/or undue cheerfulness. Electrical stimulation of the amygdala can produce a____ and/or rage response, while damage to the hypothalamus can result in rage or uncontrollable____.
Papez; dominant(left); catastrophic reactions–depression, anxiety, aggression, and paranoia; right(non-dominant); indifference and apathy; fear; laughter.
Selye’sgeneral adaptation syndrome describes thestress response as involving three stages:____, ____, and exhaustion.This response is mediated primarily by adrenal and ______glands. Prolonged stress increases the chance for illness by supressing the immune system as a result of chronically elevated levels of_____and other stress hormones. Research on the Type Abehavior pattern has found that____is most strongly related to coronary heart disease.
alarm reaction;resistance;pituitary; cortisol; cynical or antagonistic hostility
