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Chapter 12 Flashcards

Emotions, Stress, and Health

1
Q

What three things does an emotion involve? (BEES EAT COOKIES)

A

1) Bodily arousal
2) Expressive behaviours
3) Conscious experience

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2
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“Chicken & Egg Debates” James-Lang

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body before thoughts

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“Chicken & Egg Debates” Cannon-Bard

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body with thoughts

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“Chicken & Egg Debates” Singer-Schachter

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body plus thoughts/label

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“Chicken & Egg Debates” Zajonc, LeDoux

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brain/body without conscious thoughts

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“Chicken & Egg Debates” Lazarus

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cognitive appraisal

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7
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Priming Experiments

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when something is flashed in front of you so fast you don’t recognize it

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8
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Facial-Feedback Hypothesis

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you can have emotional reactions before you realize it

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9
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Emotion and the Two-Track Brain

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1) Involves “low” neural pathway that bypasses cortex
2) Responses happen too quickly to be consciously aware

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10
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Feel-Good Do-Good Phenomenon

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when we fell happy we more often help others (mood boosting experiences)

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11
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How are positive emotions related to the common cold?

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more positive emotions are related to less susceptibility to a cold

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12
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How are positive emotions related to morality? (nuns)

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nuns whose autobiographies had high number of positive sentences lives 6.9 years longer

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13
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What did COVID-19 do to stress levels?

A

increase them

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What is stress?

A

process by which we perceive and respond to certain events which we appraise as threatening or challenging

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What is a stressor?

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an event/condition viewed as threatening, challenging, or overwhelming

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16
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What is appraisal?

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deciding whether to view something as a stressor

17
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Fight-or-Flight Response

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preparation to fight or flee from immediate threat

18
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How do stress hormones impact the immune system?

A

weakened immune systems

19
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General Adaptation System

A

how the body responds to stress

20
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Fawn Response

A

act to please other(s) to avoid conflict or danger

21
Q

Type A Personality reaction to a mountain

A

climb the mountain

22
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Type B Personality reaction to a mountain

A

sit at the bottom and give up

23
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Type D Personality reaction to negative emotion

A

suppress negative emotion to avoid social disapproval

24
Q

Optimistic Explanatory Style

A

helps individuals respond to stress positively

25
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Pessimistic Explanatory Style

A

is harmful

26
Q

Learned Helplessness

A

learned to not try even when opportunities are available

27
Q

Problem-Focused Coping

A

attempt to alleviate stress directly

28
Q

Emotion-Focused Coping

A

attempt to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring stressor and attending to emotional needs

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