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Emotion (366) a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2)
expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience.
James-Lange theory (367) the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological
responses to emotion-arousing stimuli; stimuli, physiological response, emotion
Cannon-Bard theory (367) the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1)
physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion
Two-factor theory (367) the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be
physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.
Polygraph (372) a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the
physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration and
cardiovascular and breathing changes
Facial feedback (383) the effect of facial expressions on experienced emotions, as when a facial
expression of anger or happiness intensifies feelings of anger or happiness.
Catharsis (388) emotional release. The catharsis hypothesis maintains that "releasing" aggressive
energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges
Feel-good, do-good phenomenon (390) people's tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood.
Well-being (390) self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of
objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate
people's quality of life.
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Adaptation-level phenomenon (394) our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a
neutral level defined by our prior experience
Relative deprivation (394) the perception that we are worse off relative to those with whom we compare
ourselves
Behavioral medicine (397) an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and
applies that knowledge to health and disease.
Health psychology (397) a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral
medicine
Stress (397) the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors,
that we appraise as threatening or challenging.
General adaptation syndrome (GAS) (399) Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases—alarm,
resistance, exhaustion.
Coronary heart disease (401) the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of
death in many developed countries
Type A (402) Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally
aggressive, and anger-prone people.
Type B (402) Friedman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people.
Psychophysiological illness (403) iterally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as
hypertension and some headaches
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) (403) the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect
the immune system and resulting health
Lymphocytes (403) 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.
Biological psychology (52) A branch of psychology concerned with the link between biology and behavior
(Some biological psychologists call themselves behavioral neuroscientists,
neuropsychologists, behavior geneticists, physiological psychologists, or
biopsychologists.)
Neuron (53) A nerve cell, the building block of the nervous system
Sensory neurons (53) Neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain
and spinal cord
Motor neurons (53) Neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the
muscles and glands
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Terms in this set (607)
Emotion (366) a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2)
expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience.
James-Lange theory (367) the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological
responses to emotion-arousing stimuli; stimuli, physiological response, emotion
Cannon-Bard theory (367) the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1)
physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion
Two-factor theory (367) the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be
physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.
Polygraph (372) a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the
physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration and
cardiovascular and breathing changes
Facial feedback (383) the effect of facial expressions on experienced emotions, as when a facial
expression of anger or happiness intensifies feelings of anger or happiness.
Catharsis (388) emotional release. The catharsis hypothesis maintains that "releasing" aggressive
energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges
Feel-good, do-good phenomenon (390) people's tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood.
Well-being (390) self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of
objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate
people's quality of life.
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Adaptation-level phenomenon (394) our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a
neutral level defined by our prior experience
Relative deprivation (394) the perception that we are worse off relative to those with whom we compare
ourselves
Behavioral medicine (397) an interdisciplinary field that integrates behavioral and medical knowledge and
applies that knowledge to health and disease.
Health psychology (397) a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral
medicine
Stress (397) the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors,
that we appraise as threatening or challenging.
General adaptation syndrome (GAS) (399) Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases—alarm,
resistance, exhaustion.
Coronary heart disease (401) the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of
death in many developed countries
Type A (402) Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally
aggressive, and anger-prone people.
Type B (402) Friedman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people.
Psychophysiological illness (403) iterally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as
hypertension and some headaches
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) (403) the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect
the immune system and resulting health
Lymphocytes (403) 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.
Biological psychology (52) A branch of psychology concerned with the link between biology and behavior
(Some biological psychologists call themselves behavioral neuroscientists,
neuropsychologists, behavior geneticists, physiological psychologists, or
biopsychologists.)
Neuron (53) A nerve cell, the building block of the nervous system
Sensory neurons (53) Neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain
and spinal cord
Motor neurons (53) Neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the
muscles and glands
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