HYS - CH5: Motivation, Emotion, Stress Flashcards
universal emotions
surprise, fear, contempt, disgust, anger, happiness, sadness
same way across all cultures
James Lange Theory of emotions
you see a bear
detect a bear in brain activates sympathetic
(not consciouly afraid)
heard pounds
then conscious fear
physiological changes spark psychological ones (emotion starts in your body)
Walter Cannon and Bard theory of emotions
problem with james lange: heart pounding could mean, fear, love, jogging when same set of changes are associated with many emotions or none
conscious expierence and physiological changes are seperate and simoltaneous events
who came up with fight or flight
Cannon
thalamus
relays to cortex for thinking
relays to the body for physiological changes
thalamus is a part of what system
limbic system
thalamus communicates physiolgical changes to upper cortex
amygdala - fear, anger, agression
septal nuclei - dopaminergic reward
hippocampus - memory
Schacter Singer theory or emotion - cognitive appraisal
environmental cues to help assign emotional states
butterflies - excited when seeing a crush
butterflies - nervous about a test
this allows for unconscious labling of physiological state so multiple physiological changes can be differently pyschologicall labeled
which theory of emotion is most commonly accepted
schacter-singer: cognitive appraisal is used to distinquish between emotional states
which theory is associated with thalamus?
cannon-bard
eustress and distress
distress - neg
eustress - pos
cognitive appraisal has 2 stages (primary and secondary appraisal):
primary appraisal
determines if situation is of concern: benign or threat
based on past history/thoughts and feelings
is the event stressful?
secondary appraisal
- did the event cause harm
- can it be overcome
- will it cause future harm
chooses a course of action
external and internal events in stress response
external - bear
internal - primary and secondary appraisal events
types of stressed
inclement weather, hot, cold, loud sounds, noises
challenges with time, social pressure, peer pressure, expectations, sleep, diet, alcohol, drug use, allergies, conditions
emotional responses, controls, internal expectations
stages of stress response
alarm - bear occurence first time
resistance - bear comes again
exhaustion - chronic stress as bear is always around them