Unit 8: Part 2 Flashcards
Emotion
A response of the whole organism, involving psychological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience
James-Lange theory of emotion
The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus : stimulus leads to arousal which leads to emotion
Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggered (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion
Two-factor theory of emotion
The schaachter-singer theory that to experience emotion one must 1) be physically aroused and 2) cognitively label the arousal
Spillover effect
Arousal spills over from one event to the next
Polygraph
A machine used in attempt to detect lies that measures several of the physiological responses such as perspiration, heart rate and breathing changes that accompany emotion
Facial feedback effect
The tendency of facial muscle status to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness
Behavior feedback effect
The tendency of behavior to influence our own and others thoughts, feelings, and actions
Paul Ekman
Defined expression as one of 46 action units, 50 years of dedicated research, studied micro expressions
Stress
The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events called stressors that we deem challenging
General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
the body’s adaptive response to stress in 3 phases - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
Tend-and-befriend response
Under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend)
Health psychology
A subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine
Psychoneuroimmunology
The study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health
Coronary heart disease
The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries
Type A
Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient verbally aggressive, and anger prone people
Type B
Friedman and Rosemans term for easygoing, relaxed people
Catharsis
In psychology, that idea that “releasing” aggressive energy (through action of fantasy) relieves aggressive urges
Aerobic exercise
Sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; also helps alleviate depression and anxiety
Mindfulness meditation
A reflective practice in which people attend to current experiences in a nonjudgmental and accepting manner
Feel-good, do-good phenomenon
Peoples tendency to be helpful when in a good mood
Positive psychology
Martin seligman’s scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive
Subjective well-being
Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life
Adaptation-level phenomenon
Our tendency to form judgements ( of sounds, lights, or income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience
Relative deprivation
The perception that one is worse off relative to those with one compares oneself
