Emotion, Stress, and Health

Question 1

Identify the major theories of emotion and describe how they differ

Answer 1

• James-Lange theory of EMOTION, body changes emotion
• Cannon-Bard theory of THALAMUS controls your experience of emotion
  -Schacter-Singer 2 FACTORY THEORY; label (what is your feeling?) and Level (how much you’re feeling something)
  -Cognitive Apprasialz thinking about a situation, and resulting a response is an emotion

Question 2

-Identify some of the neurophysiological bases of emotion

Answer 2

• Emotions are linked with ANS ACTIVITY such as heart rate breathing and sweating palms
• AMYGDALA is involved in processing fearful and threatening stimuli

Question 3

Define stress, stressors, and coping

Answer 3

• Stress is the RESPONSE to perceived threats or challenges resulting from stimuli or events that cause strain
• Stressors can CAUSE internal or external event or stimulus that induces stress
• coping process of DEALING WITH internal or external demands are perceived to be threatening or overwhelming

Question 4

Outline the general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Answer 4

describe the process your body goes through when you are exposed to any kind of stress, positive, or negative
- alarm leads to the activity of the sympathetic nervous system
- resistance “adaptation” or overcome
- exhaustion long-term stress has a negative impact on health, lowers resistance to disease and healing

Question 5

Explain how stressors relate to health problems

Answer 5

affect your body, thoughts, feelings, and behavior
- high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes

Question 6

list some consequences of prolonged exposure to the stress hormone cortisol

Answer 6

• weight gain
• anxiety
• increased blood pressure
• headaches
• intestinal problems