Health Psychology Flashcards
(45 cards)
emotions
response of the whole organism
“complex disturbances”
James-lang theory
the experience of emotions results from our awareness of physiological responses to emotional arousing stimuli. research supports this.
cannon bard
emotional arousing stimuli simultaneously triggers physiological responses and subjective experience of emotion.
what is the first step in an emotional sequence?
cognitive appraisal of the situation
primary appraisal
people attempt to determine the consequence of impending events on their welfare.
secondary appraisal
determination of what can be done and what should be down about the situation.
what do appraisals determine?
emotions and how intensely they feel them.
what are the central feature of the emotional stake.
coping processes.
self consciousness
a disposition to focus inwardly on the self.
private self-conscious
relates to a focus on a personal aspect of the self
Public self conscious
involves a more outward concern, how one is seen by others.
what are the components of emotion?
physical arousal, thoughts, feelings, behavior, and facial expressions.
sensation seeking
is the tendency to pursue new and different sensations, feelings, and experiences.
Moderate levels of arousal are…
adaptive
how do most people seek a moderate level of arousal?
by controlling the amount of external stimulation.
forms of sensation seeking
thrill and adventure seeking, experience seeking, disinhibition , boredom susceptibility.
type T personality
t= thrill seeker
describes those who need constant stimulation and risk taking.
polygraph
measures several off physiological responses accomplished emotion.
all federal intelligence agencies require employees to regularly take the test.
70% accurate.
sympathetic division (arousing)
pupils dilate, salvation decrease, skin perspires, respiration increases, heart rate increases, digestion stops, adrenal glands secrete stress hormones.
parasympathetic divison (calming)
pupils contracts , salvation increase, skin dries, respiration decreases, heart rate decreases, digestion increases, adrenal glands stop secrete stress hormones.
why is detecting deception difficult?
the cues that we think indicate deception (perceived deception) are not the ones that are actively used to deceive (actual deception).
elkman
emotional displays are universal. emotional contagion explains why facial expressions are shared.
positive effect
enthusiasm, active, alert
negative effect
anger, contempt, disgust, guilty, nervous
