Unit4.6Motivators and Theories of Emotion in Psychology

Sensation seeking theory

People who consistently are looking for thrills and excitement.

Preoptic area

Allows for regulated drinking amounts, works with the lateral hypothalamus.

Glucostatic hypothesis

Proposes that changes in blood glucose levels, primarily their utilization, are key regulators of hunger and satiety.

Insulin

A hormone produced by the pancreas to regulate glucose.

Lipostatic hypothesis

Fat is the measured and controlled substance in the body that regulates hunger.

Anorexia nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight.

Body dysmorphia

Distorted body image, worries about body flaws.

Bulimia nervosa

Alternating periods of binge eating and purging.

Binge-eating disorder

Periods of binge eating, WITHOUT purging.

Pituitary glands

Secretes androgens and estrogens, which help with reproduction (evolutionary theory) and rely on the hypothalamus.

Androgens

Sexual hormones in males.

Estrogens

The primary sex hormone in females.

James-Lange theory

Physiological change causes emotion.

Cannon-Bard theory

Psychological response to an emotion and experience happens simultaneously in response to an emotion-provoking stimulus.

Two-factor theory

The first factor is psychological arousal, and the second factor is the way in which we label the experience of the arousal. The emotion is then based on the label that we apply.

Universal emotions

Emotions that appear across all cultures which include anger, fear, disgust, surprise, happiness, and sadness.

Display rules

The way one expresses an emotion, which is different across other cultures.

Facial feedback hypothesis

The idea that a person's facial expressions can influence the actual emotion being experienced.

Broaden-and-build theory

The more positive experiences one has, the more they experience of them experiences and thus encourage more. The same thing works for negative emotions.

Flashback

Traumatic event recall of a memory.

Prefrontal cortex

Important for emotions and decision making.

Autonomic nervous system

Controls the organ glands and arousal.

Sympathetic nervous system

Provides the body with a brief, intense, vigorous response.

Fight or flight response

Preparing for individual action, also referred to as the sympathetic nervous system. This increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar level in preparation for actions.

Parasympathetic nervous system

Puts organs in a calm resting state, which allows for recovery and conservation of energy, includes an increase in digestion and body tissue repair.