Motivation, Emotion, and Stress

Question 1

glucose

Answer 1

form of sugar that circulates in the blood

Question 2

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.

Question 3

basal metabolic rate

Answer 3

resting rate of energy output

Question 4

neophobia

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dislike of unfamiliar things

Question 5

sham feeding experiment showed that

Answer 5

chewing and swallowing tricks the brain that is getting full

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lateral hypothalamus and hunger

Answer 6

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

Question 9

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

Answer 12

send signal to brain that IS FULL

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instinct theory

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species wide

Question 14

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

Question 17

testosterone

Answer 17

main male sex hormone

Question 18

estrogens

Answer 18

main female sex hormones

Question 19

sexual response cycle

Answer 19

excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution (refractory)

Question 20

autonomic nervous system

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response without our awareness

Question 21

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

Question 26

stress

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

Question 27

what are the main stressors

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catastrophes, significant life changes, daily hassles and social stress

Question 28

motivation conflict theory

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approach and avoidance motives

Question 29

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

Question 35

psychoneuroimmunology

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study of mind-body interactions

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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

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catharsis

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releasing aggressive energy relieves aggressive urges

Question 39

common sense theory

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emotion first psychological actions follows you are sad to start crying

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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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

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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

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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

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the link between stress and heart disease

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stress is closely linked to coronary heart disease

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subjective well-being

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our feeling of happiness or our sense of satisfaction with life

Question 55

adaptation level phenomenon

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tendency to judge various stimuli in comparison without past experiences