Unit 8 - Motivation, Emotion, and Stress

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Across
  1. 4. this theory would support the idea that my racing heart causes anxiety
  2. 9. this is the informal term of the engagement of the sympathetic nervous system
  3. 10. culture specific customs that regulate when it is appropriate to show express emotion visibly
  4. 14. this type of motivation is present only when reinforcers are available
  5. 17. this theory would argue that if you are feeling depressed you should try to smile as much as possible to change your mood
  6. 20. this nervous system is triggered when you are stressed
  7. 22. this theory of motivation argues that we engage in behaviors for the rewards we get afterwards
  8. 24. this biological influence on hunger determines how quickly we burn calories
  9. 25. this guy is the architect of the hierarchy of needs
  10. 27. type of appraisal in which harm could possibly occur = higher stress
  11. 28. this theory of motivation that we seek to return to homeostasis
  12. 29. this is a physical symptom that is associated with a psychological cause, like stress
  13. 30. second level on maslow’s pyramid
Down
  1. 1. one of the major topics of this unit
  2. 2. cognitive evaluation of event that impacts experience of stress
  3. 3. this syndrome shows the cycle of stress responses in humans
  4. 5. this biological influence on hunger is related to our bodies natural tendency to maintain a stable weight
  5. 6. this is a measure of how much control you feel you have in affecting the outcome of situations
  6. 7. the other major topic of this unit
  7. 8. Paul Ekman researched remote tribes to establish that there are 7 basic emotions in this theory
  8. 11. this type of appraisal is your first assessment of any stressor
  9. 12. this nervous system returns your body to a resting state
  10. 13. this law argues that the optimal level of arousal depends on the difficulty of the task
  11. 15. this theory of emotion argues that how you label physiological responses with your mind is what creates emotion (e.g. Schacter-Singer).
  12. 16. this theory of emotion argues that are motivations are driven by pre-wired genetic drives
  13. 18. theory that holds humans experience emotion at the same time as physiological responses.
  14. 19. this type of social motivation explain why those in solitary confinement report extremely high levels of depression
  15. 21. this personality type is associated with higher stress and heart attacks
  16. 22. this type of motivation is present without reinforcers
  17. 23. this theory of motivation argues that humans don’t always seek to reduce drives but actually seek out excitement
  18. 26. this part of the brain is heavily involved with motivation to eat