Motivation, Emotion and Stress Flashcards

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Motivation

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driving force behind our actions

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Extrinsic Motivation

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motivation that comes from outside- like wanting to get a reward, avoid punishment

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Intrinsic Motivation

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internal forces drive this. like interest in task or pure enjoyment

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Instinct theory of motivation

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people are driven to do certain behaviours based on evolutionary programmed interests

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Arousal theory

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you do things to maintain a certain level of arousal state
Yerkes Dodson Law: best work is done at medium level arousal. either every high or very low levels of arousal lead to poor performance

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Drive Reduction Theory

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motivation arises from the desire to eliminate drives which create uncomfortable internal states
primary drive- related to body needs like hunger
secondary drive- accomplishments and emotions

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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highest priority is physiological needs, safety and security, then love and belonging and then self esteem and self actualization (lowest priority)

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self determination theory

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emphasizes role of three universal needs: autonomy (control of own actions), competence (being good at something) and relatedness (being loved by others)

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Incentive theory

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explains motivations as a desire to pursue rewards and avoid punishments

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expectancy value theory

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states that the amount of motivation for a task is based on the person’s expectations of success and the amount that the success is valued

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Opponent process theory

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explains motivation for drug use, as drug use increases, the body counteracts its effects leading to tolerance and uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms

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components of emotion

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  1. cognitive (subjective)
  2. Behavioural (facial expressions and body language)
  3. Physiological (changes in autonomic nervous system)
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Universal Emotions

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happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, contempt and surprise

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James-Lange theory

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nervous system arousal leads to a cognitive response in which the emotion is labeled (see lion –> heart rate increases –> fear)

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Cannon-Bard Theory

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nervous system arousal and cognitive repose happen at the same time and that leads to response (see lion –> HR increases AND fear at the same time)

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Schachter- Singer Theory

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nervous system arousal and interpretation of context lead to cognitive response (see lion –> HR increases –> brains says that’s scary –> fear response)

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Limbic system

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primary nervous system component involved in emotion

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amygdala

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attention and fear, interprets facial expression

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thalamus

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relay centre for sense info

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hypothalamus

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releases NT to affect mood and arousal

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hippocampus

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long term episodic memory

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prefrontal cortex

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planning, expressing and making decisions.
Ventral prefrontal cortex: critical for experiencing emotion
ventromedial prefrontal cortex: controlling emotional responses from amygdala and decision making

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Stress Appraisal Stages

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Primary: deciding if something is going to be stressful or not
Secondary: after deciding if something is stressful can you cope with it

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General Adaptation Syndrome (physiological response to stress)

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  1. alarm: initial reaction to stress and activation of sympathetic nervous system
  2. resistance: NT release allows engagement to stress
  3. exhaustion: body can no longer maintain an elevated response
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what emotions are associated with what part of the prefrontal cortex

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left frontal lobe: positive feelings- joy and happiness
right frontal lobe: negative feelings- sadness and disgust