AP Psych Terms

Emotion-

a response of the whole organism, involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience

James-Lange Theory-

the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli

Cannon-Bard Theory-

the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion

Two-factor theory-

the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal

Polygraph-

a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes).

Facial feedback effect-

the tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness

Health psychology-

a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine

Stress-

the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging

General Adaptation syndrome

Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases—alarm, resistance, exhaustion.

Tend and befriend response-

under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend)

Psychological illness-

literally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches

Psychoneuroimmunology-

the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health

Lymphocytes

The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system: B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections; T lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances.

Coronary Heart Disease-

the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries

Type A

Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people

Type B-

Friedman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people

William James-

Father of American psychology

Stanley Schachter-

known for his development of the two factor theory of emotion in 1962

Hans Selye-

endocrinologist who conducted important scientific work on the hypothetical non-specific response of an organism to stressors.