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Motivation, Emotion, & Stress Flashcards

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Motivation

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A need of desire that energies & directs behavior

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Instinct

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A complex , unlearned behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species

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Drive reduction theory

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The ideas that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state that motivated an organism to satisfy the need

THEYRE INADEQUATE

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Homeostasis

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A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state ; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry
Such as blood glucose

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Incentive

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A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior

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Yerkes Dodson law

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The principle that performance increases w arousal only up to a point , beyond which performance decreases

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Hierarchy of needs

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Maslow pyramid of human needs t

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Optimal arousal theory

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Explains that motivated behaviors may decrease or increase arousal

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Glucose

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The form of sugar that circulates in the blood & provides the major source of energy for body tissues
When it’s level is low , we feel hunger

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Set point

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The point at which an individual weight thermostat is supposedly set
When the body falls below this weight , an increase in hunger & a lowered metabolic rate may act to restore the lost weight

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Basal metabolic rate

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The body resting rate of energy expenditure

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Sexual response cycle

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The four stages of sexual responding described by masters & Johnson - excitement , plateau , orgasm , resolution

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Refractory period

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A resting period after orgasm , during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm

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Sexual dysfunction

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A problem that consistently impairs sexual arousing & functioning

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Emotion

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A response of the whole organism involves :
Physiological arousal
Expressive behaviors
Conscious experiences

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James Lange theory

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We experience emotion Bc of physiological change

Emotion providing
Physical
Emotion

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Cannon bard theory

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An emotion arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers both a physiological response & a subjective experience of emotion

Emotion producing stimulus
Physiological response
Feeling of emotion

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Two factor theory

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The schachter singer theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused & cognitively label the arousal

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Stress

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The process by which we perceive & respond to certain events called stressors , that we appraiser as threatening or challenging

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General adaption syndrome

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Around concept of the body adaptive response to stress in ; alarm resistance & exhaustion

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Tend & befriend response

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Under stress people often provide support to others & bond w & seek support from others

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Psychophysiological

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Literally , mind body illness , any stress related physical illness such as hypertension & headaches

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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The study of how psychological , neural , & endocrine , process together affect the immune system & resulting health

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Lymphocytes

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The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body immune system

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B lymphocytes

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Form in the bone marrow & release antibodies that fight bacterial infections

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T lymphocytes

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Form in the thymus & other lymphatic tissue & attack cancer cells , viruses , & foreign substances

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Coronary heart disease

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The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle

The least cause of death in many developed countries

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Type a

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Friedman & roseman term for competence , hard driving , impatient , verbally aggressive , & anger prone people

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Type b

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Friedman & roseman term for easy going relaxed people

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Three components for motivation

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Activation : invitation or production behavior
Persistence : continued effort to get something
Intensity : greater vigor of responding

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Migration & mating behavior

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A complex , inherited , unlearned behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species

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Arousal theory

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We are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal
Based on individual or situation
Too low : watch movie or jog
Too high : mediating or book

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Incentive theory

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Extrinsic motivation

Behavior is motivated solely by the pull of external rewards or punishment

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Intrinsic motivation

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When you are motivated by internal factors to do something for its own sake

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Psychoanalysis

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Motives come from the unconscious mind
Eros : your life instinct is the drive for survival
Thanatos : your death instinct

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Social acceptance

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Behaviors are motivated by the desire to increase our social acceptance & inclusion in social groups

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Humanistic theory

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People are motivated to satisfy a progression of internal needs , beginning w the most basic & moving towards the realization of personal potential
Abraham Maslow

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Hypothalamus

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Mains homeostasis

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Lateral

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Tells you that you’re hungry

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Ventromedical

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Responsible for stop eating

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Which is a major source of energy in your body ?

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Glucose

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Leptin

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Protein secreted by fat cells
Too much ; increases metabolism & decreasing hunger
Too lil ; signals to increase hunger

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Orexins

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The hunger triggering hormone secreted by the hypothalamus

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Gherlin

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Secreted by an empty stomach

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PYY

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digestive tract hormone that sends an I’m not hungry signal to the brain

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What makes you hungry

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Orexin
Ghlrelin
Lateral

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Not hungry

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Leptin
PYY
Ventromedical

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External factors that affect eating habits

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Taste
Moods
Culture
Media

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Anorexia nervosa

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Normal weight person diets & becomes under weight

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Bulima nervosa

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Characterized by episodes of overrating , followed by vomiting , laxative use , or excessive exercise

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Achievement

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A desire for significant accomplishment for master of things , people or ideas for attaining a high standard

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Theory x

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Workers will only work w benefits or threatened w punishment

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Theory y

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Workers have internal motivation to do goood work & only need encouragement

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Easier theory ; x or y

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Theory x

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Powerful ; x or y

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Theory y

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Approach - approach conflict

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This occurs when you have a choice bwt two desirable outcomes

Concert or game ?

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Avoidance - avoidance conflict

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Occurs when you must choose bwt to undesirable outcomes

Clean room or mow lawn

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Approach - avoidance conflict

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A choice you are going to make bwt desirable & undesirable

Lactose but loves ice cream

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Physiological

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Includes behaviors like heart pounding , dry mouth , & shortened breath

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Expressive behaviors

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Includes external behaviors like a fast walk or jumping or smiling

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Conscious experience

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Includes identifying thoughts & feelings

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Which is more powerful ? Extrinsic or instrisic

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Intrinsic

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Drive reduction theory flow chart

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Need ( food or water )
Drive ( hunger or thirst
Drive reducing behaviors ( eating or drinking )

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Do different emotions activate different physiological responses ?

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No ; multiple emotions trigger multiple responses

Yes; different emotions do stimulate different facial feature

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A polygraph machine can identify the different physiological responses

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W different emotions in order to detect lies

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How are emotions expressed ?

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Emotions can be felt internal as the physiology of body changes & emotions can be project outwardly through ; facial expressions , body language , tone

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Facial feedback

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Assuming emotional expressions & postures can trigger a feeling

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What shows emotion more ?

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Facial expressions

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Carroll Izard basic emotions

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Joy 
Interest / excitement 
Surprise 
Sadness 
Anger
Disgust 
Contempt 
Fear
Shame
Guilt
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Two dimensional model of emotions

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Explains positive & negative emotions - the value of any emotion is a measure of pleasantness combined w arousal

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Excitement

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Beginning of stage

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Orgasm

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Tissue thicken

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Plateau

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Arousal at high level

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Resolution

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Back to original

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Narcissism

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Self esteem gone away

These people are self important , self focused

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Spillover effect

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The tendency of one person emotion to affect how other people around them feel

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Robert zajonc theory on emotion

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They believe that some simple emotional responses occur instantly not only outside our conscious awareness but before any cognitive processing occurs

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