week 3 college

Question 1

what are emotions?

Answer 1

chemicals released in our brains and throughout our bodies in response to internal or external significant events

they are not necessarlily concious

Question 2

1. emotions are an affective state associated with specific measurable…..
2. they also have the power to impact …..
3. They are automatic and are long lasting/brief

Answer 2

1. physiological changes
2. verbal and non-verbal behaviors
3. brief

Question 3

emotions consist of which three units?

Answer 3

Question 4

name three functions of emotions

Answer 4

• adaptive (prepare for action)
• motivational (facilitate motivated behavior)
• social: communicate our state of mind

Question 5

define a feeling

Answer 5

subjective experience (interpretation) of an emotion (part of the emotion). something we sense, a sensation. This happens as we begin to think about the emotion. longer lasting than emotions.

Question 6

describe the James & Lange theory of emotions

Answer 6

Question 7

define interoception

Answer 7

the ability to perceive, interpet and react on bodily changes

Question 8

define interoceptive sensitivity

Answer 8

self-evaluated assessment; questionairs

Question 9

define interoceptive accuracy

Answer 9

performance on objective behavioral tests; eg heatbeat detection

Question 10

define interoceptive awareness

Answer 10

metacognitive awareness of interoceptive accuracy

Question 11

which brain structure may be responsible for creation of the subjective experience of an emotion based on somatic markers

Answer 11