Online Chapter 11-Emotion and Health 1 day version-1-1 Flashcards
What are the 5 components of emotions?
- A dedicated neural system
- A subjective feeling
- Physiological changes
- Cognitive changes
- Behavioral responses
True or False: Negative emotions outnumber positive ones.
True
What do emotions enable us to learn from?
- Good decisions
- Bad decisions
- Aid cognition
List the 7 basic emotions.
- Happiness
- Sadness
- Fear
- Anger
- Surprise
- Disgust
- Contempt
What is a distinctive feature of each basic emotion?
Each basic emotion has a distinctive facial expression that uses particular facial muscles.
What are emotion display rules?
- Intensifying
- De-intensifying
- Masking
- Neutralizing
True or False: Humans lie more frequently to those they are closer to.
False
What is the accuracy of humans detecting lies in lab settings?
About 54% of the time
What increases cognitive load when lying?
Lying
What is the Facial Feedback Model?
Facial expressions and body postures can trigger emotions.
What is the myth related to venting anger according to Freud?
Venting anger on other objects tends to increase it.
How does talking it out with someone else affect anger?
It increases anger.
What is strongly related to overall life evaluation?
Money
What is stress?
The physiological, psychological, and behavioral responses to conditions that threaten or challenge us.
What are the two types of stress reactions identified by Taylor?
- Fight or flight (males)
- Tend and befriend (females)
What does psychoneuroimmunology study?
The relationship between health and stress.
What are B-Cells responsible for?
Making antibodies.
What is the function of Helper T-Cells?
Carry parts of invaders from macrophages to B-cells and inspire cytotoxic T-cells to kill virus-infected cells.
What happens to the thymus gland with age?
It shrinks.
What factors contribute to coronary heart disease?
- Smoking
- Hypertension
- High cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Stress
- Family history of heart disease
- Type A personality
What characterizes a Type A personality?
- High levels of competitiveness
- Impatience & a strong sense of time urgency
- Anger & hostility
What is problem-focused coping?
Addresses the actual cause of the stress itself.
What is emotion-focused coping?
Addresses our view of the situation rather than the situation itself.
What is the impact of optimism on stress?
Allows us to view events as positive and therefore less stressful.
Fill in the blank: Aerobic exercise increases _______ and T cell counts.
N-K
What is the recommended frequency of aerobic exercise for health benefits?
1 hour 3 or 4 times a week
True or False: Extreme exercise is beneficial for health.
False
What does seeking social support do for stress levels?
Reduces stress even if help is not used.
How do religious beliefs provide coping mechanisms?
- Problem-focused coping includes rites, rituals, sacrifices, and prayers.
- Emotion-focused coping includes putting positive spins on life’s negatives.
