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Motivation, Emotion, and Stress Flashcards

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glucose

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form of sugar that circulates in the blood

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set point

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individuals react to the experiences but quickly adapt back to pre-event baseline levels of subjective well-being in the years following the event.

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basal metabolic rate

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resting rate of energy output

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neophobia

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dislike of unfamiliar things

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sham feeding experiment showed that

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chewing and swallowing tricks the brain that is getting full

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lateral hypothalamus and hunger

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desire to eat (Large Hunger)

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ventromedial hypothalamus and hunger

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gives feelings of satiation (Very Minute Hunger)

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Insulin

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secreted by pancreas, controls blood glucose- less hungry

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grelin

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empty stomach

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orexin

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hunger triggering in hypothalamus

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leptin

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protein hormone

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PYY

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send signal to brain that IS FULL

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instinct theory

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species wide

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14
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drive reduction example

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ex: if your hungry you eat

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arousal theory

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eating just because

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asexual

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having no sexual attraction to others

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testosterone

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main male sex hormone

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estrogens

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main female sex hormones

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sexual response cycle

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excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution (refractory)

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autonomic nervous system

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response without our awareness

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21
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emotions of the right frontal lobe

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negative emotions

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emotions of the left frontal lobe

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positive emotions

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egocentrism

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inability to differentiate if someone is being serious or joking

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facial feedback effect

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tendency of facial muscles states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness

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behavior feedback effect

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the tendency of behavior to influence our own and other’s thoughts feeling and actions

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stress

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the process of appraising and responding to a threatening to challenging event

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what are the main stressors

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catastrophes, significant life changes, daily hassles and social stress

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motivation conflict theory

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approach and avoidance motives

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approach-approach

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two attractive but incompatible goals, not as stressful

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avoidance-avoidance

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two undesirable alternatives

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approach-avoidance

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positive and negative outcomes of a decision
ex: buying a new car pro: reliable, happy con: expensive

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general adaptation syndrome

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body adaptive response to stress in 3 phases- alarm, resistance, exhaustion

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what are the phases of (GAS)

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alarm, resistance, exhaustion

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tend and befriend response

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under stress people provide support to others and bond with and seek support from others

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psychoneuroimmunology

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study of mind-body interactions

36
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type a personality

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competitive, agressive

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type b personality

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easygoing

38
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catharsis

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releasing aggressive energy relieves aggressive urges

39
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common sense theory

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emotion first psychological actions follows

you are sad to start crying

40
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james lange theory

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the physical response happens first and triggers an emotion

seeing a snake heart rate rises and you feel fear

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cannon bard theory

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bodily responses happens happens at the same time as trigger a emotion

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schachter singer theory

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our experience of emotion depends on 2 factors 1)general arousal 2)a conscious cognitive label

seeing a snake nervous system activation (arousal) label this as fear
label snake as a threat

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zajonc; ledoux theory

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emotional reactions happen instantly without conscious appraisal

automatically get startled by a sound

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lazarus theory

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cognitive appraisal (is it dangerous) and defines emotion

the sound is just the wind

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opponent process theory

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emotion is followed by the opposite to bring to middle state

drug usage, quitting- wanting to relapse due to feeling

46
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distress

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perceived as positive

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eustress

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perceived as positive

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catastrophes

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almost always appraised as theatening
ex; covid pandemic - depression and anxiety rise

49
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glucocorticoid

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slow acting long term stressors

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epinephrine

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fast acting - fight or flight

51
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mind body illness, psychosomatic disorders

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any stress-related physical illness such as hypertension and some headaches

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TBL

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stress does not make us sick, but it leaves us less able to resist infection

53
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the link between stress and heart disease

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stress is closely linked to coronary heart disease

54
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subjective well-being

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our feeling of happiness or our sense of satisfaction with life

55
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adaptation level phenomenon

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tendency to judge various stimuli in comparison without past experiences

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