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- 3. according to Selye, the nonspecific response of the body to any demands made upon it; according to Lazarus, a situation that someone regards as threatening and as possibly exceeding his or her resources
- 4. coping methods in which people attend carefully to the stressful event and try to take effective actions
- 8. reinterpreting a situation to make it seem less threatening
- 11. emotional reaction to mistakes, being the center of attention, or “sticky situations”
- 12. nervous system two chains of neuron clusters lying just to the left and right of the spinal cord; these neurons send messages to the internal organs to prepare them for a burst of vigorous activity
- 13. and Singer’s theory of emotions theory that the intensity of sympathetic arousal determines the intensity of an emotion but that cognitive factors determine the type of emotion
- 15. test test that uses the polygraph to measure whether a person has information that should be known only by someone guilty of a certain crime or someone who talked with the guilty person
- 16. theory theory that emotion is merely our perception of autonomic changes and movements evoked directly by various stimuli
- 17. B personality personality characterized by an easygoing attitude, with little hurry or hostility
- 20. very brief, involuntary expressions of fear, anger, or other emotions
- 21. coping methods in which people try to weaken their emotional reaction
- 22. hypothesis idea that a happy mood increases your readiness to explore new ideas and opportunities
- 25. reaction to a violation of community standards
- 28. subcortical structure deep within the temporal lobe that responds strongly to emotional situations
- 29. machine that simultaneously measures heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and electrical conduction of the skin
- 31. forebrain structure in the interior of the temporal lobe that is important for storing certain kinds of memory
- 32. (posttraumatic stress disorder) condition in which people who have endured extreme stress feel prolonged anxiety and depression
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- 1. nervous system neurons located in the medulla and the bottom of the spinal cord; these neurons send messages to the internal organs to prepare the body for digestion and related processes
- 2. stress disorder (PTSD) condition in which people who have endured extreme stress feel prolonged anxiety and depression
- 5. hypothesis theory that frustration leads to aggressive behavior
- 6. sexual activity without the consent of the partner
- 7. well-being self-evaluation of one’s life as pleasant, interesting, and satisfying
- 9. cortex area in the anterior portion of the frontal lobes critical for planning movements and for certain aspects of memory
- 10. smile spontaneous expression that includes movement of both the mouth muscles and certain muscles near the eyes
- 14. psychology field of psychology concerned with how people’s behavior can enhance health and prevent illness and how behavior contributes to recovery from illness
- 18. autonomic failure uncommon condition with unknown cause in which the autonomic nervous system stops regulating the organs
- 19. psychology study of the features that enrich life, such as hope, creativity, courage, spirituality, and responsibility
- 21. intelligence ability to perceive, imagine, and understand emotions and to use that information in decision making
- 23. (defined operationally) increase in the startle reflex
- 24. protection against the harmful effects of stress by earlier exposure to smaller amounts of it
- 26. dilemma problem that pits one moral value against another
- 27. reaction to something that would make you feel contaminated if it got into your mouth
- 30. hormone that enhances metabolism and increases the availability of sugar and other fuels to the cells