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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/11/2010

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Physiological Arousal
Definition
physical body changes due to emotion
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Conscious Experience
Definition
your conscious thoughts and feelings
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James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Definition
emotion is a result of a physical change
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Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
Definition
after an event, physical arousal and emotion happen simultaneously 
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Schachter's Two-Factor Theory of Emotion
Definition
after an event, you must have a physiological change and be able to cognitively label it as an emotion
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Autonomic Nervous System
Definition
body system that controls physiological changes related to emotion
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Sympathetic Division
Definition
Physical changes due to arousal 
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Parasympathetic Division
Definition
Physical changes due to calming
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Three Components of Emotion
Definition
Cognitive (thought), Physiological (physical), Behavioral (outward actions)
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Self-Report Technique 
Definition
Study technique for study cognitive component of emotion by simply asking how they feel
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Behavioral Components of Emotion
Definition
facial expression, posture, voice tone, etc.
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Human Face Muscles
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Emotions Present at Birth
Definition
Joy, Interest Excitement, Surprise, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, Contempt, Fear, Shame, Guilt
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Catharsis
Definition
actions used as an outlet of emotion (eg: screaming)
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Relative Deprivation
Definition
perception that someone is worse of relative to those who are comparable
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Behavioral Medicine
Definition
a field that integrates behavior and medicine to disease and health
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Stressful Life Events
Definition
Catastrophic Events, Life Changes, Daily Hassles
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Cortozol
Definition
A stress emotion; if too much is released, can cause physical problems
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Psychophysiological Disorders
Definition
Ulcers, Asthma, Insomnia, Headaches, Hypertension, Heart Disease
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Type A Personality
Definition
aggressive, competitive, more likely to have stress-related disorders, 
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Type B Personality
Definition
Easygoing, relaxed, not stress-prone
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Psychoneuroimmunology
Definition
the study of your body's immune system in response to stress
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Lymphocytes
Definition
cells that fight off all foreign objects; b-cells (fight bacteria), t-cells (fight virus and cancer cells)
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Freud's Theory of Personality
Definition
Childhood sexuality and unconscious aggressiveness
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Id
Definition
instinctual needs and drives; operates only to be satisfied in sexual and aggressive ways
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Libido
Definition
the force that fuels your id
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Ego
Definition
rationalizes the id by lowering consequences, but still satisfying it; defense mechanisms
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Superego
Definition
Your conscious; rationalized decisions based on judgement (mostly conscious)
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Psychosexual Oral Stage
Definition
Pleasure centered around mouth; 0-18 months
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Psychosexual Anal Stage
Definition
pleasure centered around bowels and excretion; 18-36 months
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Physchosexual Phallic Stage
Definition
pleasure focussed on genitals and coping with incestuous feelings; 3-6 years
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Psychosexual Latency Stage
Definition
dormant sexual feelings; 6-puberty
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Psychosexual Genital Stage
Definition
maturation of sexual interest; puberty and on
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Humanistic Perspective
Definition
psychological perspective that focuses on human potential (Maslow & Rogers)
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Self-Actualization
Definition
Ultimate personal satisfaction about one self
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Social-Cognitive Perspective
Definition
behavior influenced by environement
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Reciprocal Determinism
Definition
environment and personality are influenced by eachother
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Locus' of Control
Definition

External: you do not control your fate

Internal: you control your fate

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