psych - emotion+motivation

• The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that emotions are the result of physiological responses to external stimuli.
• emotions are a response of the whole organism; 1: physiological arousal, 2: expressive behavior, 3: concious experience.
• the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion suggests that an emotion arousing stimulus simultaniously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotions
• the Two-Factor theory of emotion suggests that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
• a polygraph is a machine that attemts to detect lies based on based on physiological responses
• the facial feedback effect is the tendancy of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings
• the behavior feedback effect is when behavior tends to influence our own and others thoughts, feelings, and actions
• catharsis is the idea that releasing agressive energy releases aggressive urges
• subjective well-being is self-percieved happiness or satisfaction in life
• an adaptation-level phenomenon is our tendancy to form judgments relative to a neutral level defined by past experiences
• relative deprivation is the perception that one's own position in society is worse than that of others
• general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress; 1: alarm, 2: resistance, 3: exhaustion
• to tend and befriend is the concept that under stress, people often tend and befriend others
• health psychology is a subfield of psych that provides contribution to behavioral medicine
• psychoneuroimmunology is the study of the interaction between the nervous system, the immune system, and the brain
• a Type A person is agressive
• a Type B person is gentle
• coping is alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
• problem focused coping is attemting to alleviate stress by changing the stressor or changing the interaction with the stressor
• emotion focused coping is attemting to alleviate stress by avoiding the stressor
• personal control is our sense of controlling environment rather than feeling helpless
• learned helplessness is hoplessness of an animal or person learned when unable to avoid uncomfortable events
• an external locus of control is the perception that people have little control over their own lives
• an internal locus of control is the perception that we control our own fate
• self control is the ability to control impulses
• a mindfullness meditation is a reflective practice in which people attend to their experiences in a constructive way
• motivation is a need or desire that energizes behavior
• instinct is an unlearned behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species
• physiological need is a basic bodily requirement
• the drive-reduction theory is the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state tat motivates the organism to satisfy said need
• homeostasis is the tendancy to maintain a balanced internal state
• an incentive is a positive/negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior
• the Yerkes-Dodson law is the idea that moderate arousal leads to optimal performance
• Maslow's pyramid of human needs is a hierarchy of performance
• 1: physiological needs
• 6: self-trancendance needs
• a set point is the point at which your "weight thermostat" may be set
• your basal metabolic weight is the body's resting rate of energy output
• sex is not a need for an individual, however it is a need for a population
• being asexual means havig no sexual attraction to others