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Unit VII - MESH and Personality Flashcards

1
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Overjustification Effect

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being positively rewarded for something diminishes intrinsic motivation for that activity

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Drive-Reduction Theory

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physiological needs create an aroused tension state (drive) that motivates you to do that

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External Cues

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environmental stimuli that triggers a response

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Alarm Stage

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first reaction to stress, flight or fight response

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Resistance Stage

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body’s attempt to resist or cope with a stressor with high physiological arousal

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Hans Selye

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developed GAS

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Extrinsic Motivation

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engaging in a behavior to earn external rewards or avoid punishment

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Reciprocal Determinism

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Bandura, characteristics, behavior, and environment all affect two-way causal relationships

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External Locus of Control

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belief that control comes from environment

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Exhaustion Stage

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prolonged stress, can lead to illness

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Incentive Theory

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behavior motivated by the desire for rewards or avoiding punishment

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Hunger

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biological drive to eat

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Anorexia Nervosa

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eating disorder, intense fear of gaining weight and distorted body

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Arousal Theory

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people seek an optimal level of arousal or excitement to perform tasks well

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Cannon Bard

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a stimulus triggers emotion and physical response at the same time

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James Lange

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a stimulus triggers emotion before a physical response

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Two Factor Theory

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Schachter-Singer, physical reaction happens first and then you label the emotion

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Internal Locus of Control

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belief that control comes from within

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Defense Mechanisms

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strategies that protect the ego from anxiety by distorting reality

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Reaction Formation

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you say something that’s completely different from how you feel

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Regression

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when anxious you resort back to comfort

you suck your thumb on the first day of school because you’re nervous

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Self-actualization

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realizing your full potential and striving for it

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Display Rules

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cultural norms of how emotions should be shown

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Approach-Approach Conflict

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being faced with two good options and having to choose

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Self-efficacy

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belief in your ability to do something

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Intrinsic Motivation

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doing something because you enjoy it

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Conscientiousness

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how responsible and organized you are

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Extraversion

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how social and positive you are

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Agreeableness

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how trusting and cooperative you are

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Neuroticism

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how anxious and depressed you are

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Openness

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how open-minded and curious you are

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Ghrelin

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hormone that tells you you’re hungry

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Motivation

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a need or desire that encourages you to do something

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Instinct

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behavior is guided by biological instincts

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Homeostasis

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you can maintain internal stability even when there’s change

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Yerkes-Dodson Law

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theory that arousal helps performance but to a certain point

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Glucose

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sugar that is a large source of energy

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Insulin

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hormone that regulates the body’s energy

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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

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rate of body burning energy while you’re resting

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Energy Homeostasis

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tendency to maintain a constant internal rate

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Emotional Intelligence

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ability to manage your emotions and understand other people’s emotions

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Cognitive Appraisal

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how you respond to stressors in life

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Cultural Aspects of Emotions

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how different cultures react to emotions

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Facial Feedback Hypothesis

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people’s emotions are influenced by other facial expressions

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Traumatic Experience

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incidents that cause you emotional or physical harm

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Daily Stressor

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everyday challenges

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Avoidance-Avoidance

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faced with two bad decisions and having to choose

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Approach-Avoidance

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faced with a good and bad decision and having to choose

ex. going to a really expensive college

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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study of interactions between behavior, neural function, and immune processes

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Type A Personality

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hard-working, ambitious personality, more likely to get illnesses

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Type B Personality

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easy-going and laid-back, slow to anger

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Problem-Focused Coping

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source of stress is determined and removed

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Emotion-Focused Coping

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managing your emotions

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Free Association

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allowing the patient to discuss thoughts, dreams, memories, or words without push back

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Unconscious

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unacceptable thoughts and feelings

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Repression

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unconsciously keeping disturbing memories from conscious

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Projection

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projecting their thoughts to bring down others

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Rationalization

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proving the bad behavior is actually good

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Displacement

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taking a feeling and putting it toward something else

ex. you’re mad so you hit your pillow

61
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Followers of Freud’s Theory

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Adler, Horney, Jung

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Projective Test

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test where people are shown abstract images and asked to interpret

63
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Self-Report Inventory

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test to assess personality traits

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