Unit 4 - Social Psychology and Personality Part 2 Flashcards
Anorexia Nervosa
Eating disorder characterized by an individual maintaining body weight that is well below average through starvation and/or excessive exercise.
Bariatric Surgery
Type of surgery that modifies the gastrointestinal system to reduce the amount of food that can be eaten and/or limiting how much of the digested food can be absorbed.
Basolateral Complex
Part of the brain with dense connections with a variety of sensory areas of the brain; it is critical for classical conditioning and attaching emotional value to memory.
Binge Eating Disorder
Type of eating disorder characterized by binge eating and associated distress.
Bulimia Nervosa
Type of eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging.
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
Physiological arousal and emotional experience occur at the same time.
Central Nucleus
Part of the brain involved in attention and has connections with the hypothalamus and various brainstem areas to regulate the autonomic nervous and endocrine systems’ activity.
Cognitive-Mediational Theory
Emotions determined by appraisal of the stimulus.
Components of Emotion
Physiological arousal, psychological appraisal, and subjective experience.
Cultural Display Rule
One of the culturally specific standards that govern the types and frequencies of emotions that are acceptable.
Distorted Body Image
Individuals view themselves as overweight even though they are not.
Drive Theory
Deviations from homeostasis create physiological needs that result in psychological drive states that direct behavior to meet the need and ultimately bring the system back to homeostasis.
Extrinsic Motivation
Motivation that arises from external factors or rewards.
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
Facial expressions are capable of influencing our emotions.
Hierarchy of Needs
Spectrum of needs ranging from basic biological needs to social needs to self-actualization.
Intrinsic Motivation
Motivation based on internal feelings rather than external rewards.
James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Emotions arise from physiological arousal.
Leptin
Satiety hormone.
Polygraph
Lie detector test that measures physiological arousal of individuals as they answer a series of questions.
Refractory Period
Time immediately following an orgasm during which an individual is incapable of experiencing another orgasm.
Resolution
Phase of the sexual response cycle following orgasm during which the body returns to its unaroused state.
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory of Emotion
Emotions consist of two factors: physiological and cognitive.
Self-Efficacy
Individual’s belief in their own capabilities or capacities to complete a task.
Set Point Theory
Assertion that each individual has an ideal body weight, or set point, that is resistant to change.
Sexual Response Cycle
Divided into 4 phases including excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Simple tasks are performed best when arousal levels are relatively high, while complex tasks are best performed when arousal is lower.