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Psych Unit 9 Vocab

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Instincts   A rigidly patterned complex behavior unlearned in a species  
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Drive-reduction theory   When physiological needs increase, so do our drives to reduce them  
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Optimum arousal theory   States people perform best with moderate arousal level  
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Yerkes-Dodson law   Moderate arousal leads to optimal performance  
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Self-determination theory   Autonomy, competence, relatedness underline growth and development  
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Sensation-seeking theory   The need for new sensations and the willingness to take risks for them  
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Lewin's motivational conflicts theory   Individuals are motivated to resolve conflicts  
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Approach-approach conflict   Deciding between two appealing choices  
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Approach-avoidance conflict   One thing that has both positive and negative effects  
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Avoidance-avoidance conflict   Deciding between two objectionable choices  
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Intrinsic motivation   Doing an activity for its inherent satisfaction  
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Extrinsic motivation   Any reason someone does something other than the joy of the task  
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Set point   The point at which your "weight thermostat" may be set  
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Ghrelin   "I'm hungry" hormone secreted by empty stomach  
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Leptin   Secreted by fat cells, increases metabolism and decreases hunger  
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Hormones   Messenger molecules in the body  
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Hypothalamus   Controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst  
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Pituitary gland   Makes hormones, controls other glands and therefore some functions of the body  
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Social facilitation   Performance improves in the pressure of others  
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Affiliation need   The need to build relationships and to feel part of a group  
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Ostracism   Deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups  
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Emotion   A whole organism response involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, an conscious experience  
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James-Lange theory (AP: in succession)   Our experience of emotions is our awareness of our physiological response to our emotion-arousing stimulus  
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Cannon-Bard theory (AP: simultaneously)   An emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion  
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Broaden-and-build theory   Experience of positive emotions broadens people's thought-emotion repertoires (good emotions --> good vibes --> better life)  
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Two-factor theory (AP: requiring a cognitive label)   Emotion requires physical arousal and cognitive appraisal  
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Facial feedback effect   Facial muscle states trigger corresponding feelings  
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Universal emotions   Emotions that are universal, the six are anger, disgust, happiness, surprise, fear, and sadness  
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Emotional display rules   Cultural etiquette for how to express emotions  
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Catharsis   The idea that "releasing" aggressive energy relieves aggressive urges  
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Feel-good, do-good phenomenon   The tendency to be helpful when in a good mood  
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Positive psychology   The scientific study of human flourishing  
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Relative deprivation   The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself  
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Stress   The process of appraising and responding to a threatening or challenging event  
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Eustress   Normal stress; beneficial  
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Distress   Overwhelming stress; detrimental  
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General adaptation syndrome   The body's adaptive response to stress in three phases: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion  
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Tend and befriend theory   Under stress, people (especially women) provide support to others and bond with and seek support from others  
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Fight-flight-freeze response   Your body's automatic reaction to perceived danger  
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Health psychology   Provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine  
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Immune suppression   A weakened immune system caused by stress  
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)   Potentially traumatic childhood events  
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Hypertension   High blood pressure  
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Coping   Alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods  
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Problem-focused coping   Attempting to alleviate stress directly  
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Emotion-focused coping   Attempting to alleviate stress by attending to emotional needs  
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Learned helplessness   When someone doesn't believe they can change a situation so they don't try  
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External locus of control   Blaming external forces for circumstances  
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Internal locus of control   Believing one is in control of their actions  
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Mindfulness meditation   A reflective practice in which people attend to current experiences in a nonjudgemental and accepting matter  
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