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Psych Ch. 11

Terms in this set (19)

Emotion
complex psychological event that involves Physiological changes, expressive reaction, subjective experience
Primary Emotions
facial expressions are universal for these: happiness, surprise, anger, fear, disgust, sadness
Facial Feedback
facial muscles actually send messages to the brain that result in us feeling an emotion (smiling increases positive feelings, frowning increases negative feelings)
Happinees
a mood, an attitude, a social phenomenon, cognitive filter, a way to stay hopeful, motivated, and connected to others
Feel-good, do-good phenomenon
when in a good mood, we do more for others. The reverse is also true: doing good feels good
Adaption-level phenomenon
when out wealth or other life conditions improve, we are happier compared to our past condition
Adapting attitudes instead of circumstances
because of the adaption level phenomenon, our level of contentment does not permanently stay higher when we gain income and wealth; we keep adjusting our expectations
relative Deprivation/Social comparison
feeling worse off by comparing yourself to people who are doing better
Schachter-singer eperiment
people were given a placebo and then acted how they thought they were supposed to act
Two factor theory
bodily reaction and cognitive interpretation of the event determine emotional experience
Display rules
culture can dictate when and how to express certain emotions
Emotion Work
displaying an emotion that is socially appropriate even if we do not feel it
Emotional Reactivity
men have greater autonomic NS responses when angry and are more prone to angry thoughts
Cognitions
men and women often perceive the same event differently
Expressiveness
more acceptable for women to express emotions in general
Stress
a negative emotional experience accompanied by biochemical, physiological, cognitive, and behavioral changes directed either toward altering the stressful event or accommodating to its effects
General Adaption Syndrome
Body response to stress
Phase 1: alarm reaction
Phase 2: resistance
Phase 3: exhaustion
Effects of Prolonged Stress
the production of new neurons declines
neural circuits in the brain break down
DNA telomeres shorten-cells lose ability to divide- cells die- tissue stops regenerating-early aging and death
Female and Male Stress Responses
female: nurture and tend to themselves
male: socially withdraw and numb them selves with alcohol
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