CH8 Emotions Vocab

• four-part process involves physiological arousal, subjective feelings, cognitive interpretation, & behavioral expression
• help organisms deal with important events

• different influences of two-brain hemispheres on various emotions
• left: influences positive emotions
• right: influences negative emotions

proposal that emotion-provoking stimulus produces a physical response that produces emotion

• counter proposal that emotional feeling & internal physiological response occur at the same time
• one doesnt cause the other

proposal claiming that emotion results from the cognitive appraisal of both physical arousal & emotion provoking stimulus

theory of emotion which theorizes that individuals decide on an appropriate emotion following the event

theory of emotion that theorizes that emotions have pairs, when on triggered the other is suppressed

• describes the relationship between arousal & performance
• low & high levels of arousal produce lower performance than a moderate level

biologically instigated motivation

• internal mechanism that selects & directs behavior
• narrower sense of motivational process that is learned than biologically based

desire to engage in an activity for its own sake rather than external consequence (reward)

desire to engage in an activity to achieve an external consequence (reward)

• certain behaviors are completely determained by innate factors
• flawed because overlooked the effects of learning
• employed instincts as labels

• genetically based behaviors that can be set off by a specific stimulus
• replaced idea of instinct

body's tendency to maintain a biologically balanced condition

individual's sense of where his or her life influences originate internally or externally

• Maslow's theory
• notion that needs occur in priority order
• biological needs as basic

• Murray & McClelland's theory
• a mental state that produces a psychological motive to excel or to reach some goal

• places a high value on individual achievement & distinction
• common in Euro-American world

• values group loyalty & pride over individual distinction
• common in Asia, Africa, Latin America, & Middle East

refers to tendency of the body to maintain a certain level of body fat & body weight

a drop in extracellular fluid levels

a drop in intracellular fluid levels

the four-stage sequence of arousal, plateau, orgasm, & resolution occuring in both men & women

a conflict in which one must choose between two equally attractive options

a conflict in which there are both appealing & negative aspects to the decision to be made

a conflict in which one has to choose between teo equally unattractive options

a conflict in which one must choose between options that have both many attractive & many negative aspects

a physical & mental response to a challenging or threatening situation

a stressful stimulus, a condition demanding adaptation

delayed stress reaction when individual involuntarily reexperiences emotional, cognitive, & behaviorla aspects of past trauma

a temporary pattern of stressor-activated arousal with a distinct onset & limited duration

continuous stressful arousal persisting over time

sequence of internal processes preparing an orgasm for struggle or escape

pattern of general physical responses that take essentially the same form in responding to any serious chronic stressor

first stage of the GAS, during which the body mobilizes its resources to cope with a stressor

• second stage of the GAS
• the body adapts to & uses resources to cope with a stressor

• third stage of the GAS
• the body depletes its resources in responding to an ongoing stressor

behavior pattern characterized intense, angry, competitive, or perfectionistic responses to challenging situations

behavior pattern characterized by relaxed, unstressed approach to life