chapt 14 Flashcards
1
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body mass index
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estimates weight from height
2
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set point
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hypothesized mechanism to maintain body weight
3
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social resiliance
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ability to keep positive relationships, recover from life stresses
4
Q
social contagion
A
subtle, unintentional spreading of behaviour
5
Q
appraisal
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cognitive act of assessing potential threat
6
Q
individual zone of optimal functioning
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range of emotional intensity in which one’s most likely to perform the best
7
Q
general adaptation syndrome
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theory of stress responses involving stages of alarm, resistant, and exhaustion
8
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psychoneuroimmunology
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study of relationship between immune system and nervous system
9
Q
positive psychology
A
studying human strengths and potential
10
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pessimisn
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expecting negative outcomes
11
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negative affectivity
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respond with anxiety, guilt
12
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