stress, emotions etc

Question 1

emotions

Answer 1

a mix of bodily arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience and feelings

Question 2

James-lange theory

Answer 2

Arousal comes before emotion

feel sorry because we cry

Question 3

cannon-bard theory

Answer 3

arousal and emotion occur simultaneously

Question 4

Schachter-singer two-factor theory

Answer 4

arousal+ label= emotion

Question 5

arousal fuels emotion

Answer 5

cognition channels it

Question 6

brain’s pathway for emotions

Answer 6

in the two track brain, sensory input may be routed (a) to the cortex (via the thalamus) for analysis and then transmission to the amygdala; or (b) directly to the amygdala (via the thalamus) for instant emotional reaction

Question 7

zajonc and LeDoux believed that

Answer 7

some of our emotional reactions involve no deliberate thinking

Question 8

Lazurus believed that emotions arise when we

Answer 8

appraise an event as harmless or dangerous

Question 9

In a crisis, the _______ of your ______ nervous system mobilizes your body for action

Answer 9

sympathetic division; autonomic nervous system

Question 10

in a crisis, the sympathetic division directs _____ to release the stress hormones:

Answer 10

epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline)

Question 11

to provide energy, the liver pours extra ____ into the blood stream

Answer 11

sugar (glucose)

Question 12

insult becomes active when we experience

Answer 12

various negative social emotions

Question 13

depression-prone ppl have shown more ________ activity

Answer 13

right frontal lobe

Question 14

positive moods trigger more _______.

Answer 14

left frontal lobe activity

Question 15

stress

Answer 15

process of appraising and responding to a threatening or challenging event

Question 16

approach - approach conflicts

Answer 16

two attractive but incompatible goals pull us

Question 17

avoidance-avoidance conflict

Answer 17

conflict between two undesirable alternatives

Question 18

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Answer 18

Selye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in three phases - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

Question 19

what influences your immune systems activity

Answer 19

age, nutrition, genetics, and stress level

Question 20

US leading cause of death

Answer 20

coronary heart disease

Question 21

Type A vs Type B

Answer 21

Type A- aggressive/angry
Type B- easygoing

Type A are significantly more coronary prone

Question 22

problem focused coping

Answer 22

dealing with stressors directly

Question 23

emotion focused coping

Answer 23

attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction.

Question 24

increasing control

Answer 24

has improved health and morale

Question 25

external locus of control

Answer 25

perception that outside forces control their fate

Question 26

internal locus of control

Answer 26

they control own destiny

Question 27

self control

Answer 27

ability to control impulses and delay short term gratification for longer term rewards

Question 28

self control predicts

Answer 28

good health, higher income, and better school performance

Question 29

explanatory style

Answer 29

optimist vs pessimist

Question 30

health benefits of social support

Answer 30

calms us, improves our sleep, reduces blood pressure

Question 31

aerobic exercise

Answer 31

stained, oxygen consuming exertion that increases heart and lung fitness

Question 32

each hour of exercise adds

Answer 32

7 hours to your life

Question 33

mindfulness meditation