Tags & Description
emotions
a response of the whole organism involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviours, and conscious experience resulting from ones interpretations
james-lange theory
our experience of emotion occurs when we become aware of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus - body before thoughts
cannon-bard theory
an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion - body with thoughts
two-factor theory
the schachter singer theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal- body plus thoughts
Zajonc and LeDoux
emotional responses occur before we consciously interpret/appraise event - body/brain without conscious thought
Lazarus
Emotion responses require some form of cognitive appraisal, even if the interpretation doesn’t reach our conscious awareness - cognitive appraisal (sometimes without awareness) defines emotion
polygraphs
measure emotion linked changes in breathing, heart rate, and perspiration
facial feedback effect
the tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger or happiness
behaviour feedback effect
the tendency of behaviour to influence our own and other thoughts, feelings, and actions
catharsis
the idea that releasing aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges
feel good do good phenomenon
people tendency to be helpful when in a good mood
positive psychology
the scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive
subjective wellbeing
self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life, used along with measures of objective wellbeing to evaluate people’s quality of life
adaptation level phenomenon
our tendency to form judgements (of sounds, lights, income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience
relative deprivation
the perception that we are worse off relative to those with whom we compare ourselves
stress
the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging
approach and avoidance motives
the drive to move forward (approach) or away from (avoid) a stimulus
general adaptation syndrome
selye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in the three phases - alarm, resistance, exhaustion
tend and befriend response
under stress, people (usually women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support (befriend)
health psychology
a subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioural medicine
psychoneuroimmunology
the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine process together affect our immune system resulting in health
coronary heart disease
the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; a 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 rosenman’s term for easygoing, relaxed people
cope
alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive or behavioural methods
problem focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor
emotion focused coping
attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction
personal control
our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless
learned helplessness
the hopelessness and passive resignation humans and other animals learn when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
external locus of control
the perception that outside forces beyond or personal control determine our fate
internal locus of control
the perception that we control our own fate
self control
the ability to control impulses and delay short term gratification for greater long term rewards
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 nonjudgemental and accepting manner