AP Psych Unit 7 - set 2

emotion

a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience

james-lange theory

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

canon-bard theory

the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion

two -factor theory

the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal

facial feedback effect

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

stress

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

gas

selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases - alarm, resistance, exhaustion

tend and befriend response

under stress, people often provide support to others and bond with and seek support from others

psychophysiological 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

approach-approach

a choice must be made between two attractive goals

avoidance-avoidance

a choice must be made between two unattractive goals

approach-avoidance

a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects