Vocabulary

2. the four stages of sexual responding, described by OB/GYNs William Masters and Virginia Johnson
3. theory that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events
5. a subfield that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine
10. influences our motivation; a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior
12. a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior
14. form of sugar that circulates in blood and provides major source of energy
15. deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups
18. your perception of being happy or satisfied with life

1. we must satisfy physiological needs before higher-level psychological needs
4. tendency of behavior to influence our own and others’ thoughts, feelings, and actions
6. the scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive
7. the idea that releasing aggressive energy through action or fantasy relieves aggressive urges
8. the weight at which our body tends to hover around
9. theory that we feel emotions and experience physiological reactions simultaneously
11. a response involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience
13. excessive self-love and self-absorption
16. process by which we perceive and respond to certain events that we appraise as threatening or challenging
17. passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals