Unit 8: Health and positive psychology

What is stress?

A human response to perceived challenges or threats

what is a stressor?

and stimulus that causes stress or anxiety

what is cognitive appraisal

when an individual identifys a threat and determines a response

what is a physiological response?

the body's response to threats or stress

What are subjective feelings?

emotions

What is behavior in terms of stress?

the actions taken in response to a stressor

What are the types of stress?

traumatic events and daily stressors.

What is motivation?

a need or desire that energizes a direct behavior

what is an instinct?

a complex, unlearned behavior that is patterned throughout a species

what is the curiosity motive?

when curiosity works as a main motivated for a behavior or response

What is motivation?

A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.

What are intrinsic motivators?

Motivators that arise from within an individual, such as personal satisfaction.

What are extrinsic motivators?

Motivators that come from external sources, such as rewards and recognition.

What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

A psychological theory proposing that humans have a hierarchy of needs ranging from physiological needs to self-actualization.

What is the drive-reduction theory?

A theory that suggests motivation arises from biological needs that demand satisfaction.

What is the James-Lange theory of emotion?

A theory proposing that emotions are the result of physiological responses to stimuli.

What is the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion?

A theory stating that simultaneously, a stimulus triggers a physiological response and the experience of emotion.

What is the two-factor theory of emotion?

A theory suggesting that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation.

What is the Yerkes-Dodson law?

A principle stating that optimal performance is achieved at an intermediate level of arousal.