Lesson 9: Affect, Mood, and Emotions

These flashcards cover key concepts and definitions from the lesson on affect, mood, and emotions, highlighting important theories, neural structures, and physiological aspects.

Affect

The expression of value given to a feeling state.

Mood

An anticipatory affective experience that can persist for long durations.

Emotion

A transient feeling state in response to a specific event or stimulus.

Affect Circumplex

A model describing affect according to degree of valence (pleasant vs. unpleasant) and arousal (high vs. low).

James-Lange Theory

A theory proposing that emotional experience is based on physiological responses to stimuli.

Limbic System

The neural circuit that controls emotional behavior, motivational drives, and is important for learning and memory.

Neurotransmitters (NT)

Chemical substances released at the synapse to transfer impulses from nerves to innervated cells.

Hormones

Chemical messengers similar to neurotransmitters but transported via the bloodstream and have broader effects.

Behavioral Activation System

Motivational system associated with reward and approach behavior, primarily using dopamine, GABA, and glutamate.

Behavioral Inhibition System

Motivational system associated with threat and anxiety, primarily using serotonin and norepinephrine.

Embodied Cognition

The concept that bodily expressions can induce specific feeling states in absence of contextual triggers.