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peripheral theories of emotions
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| emphasizes how physiological changes in the body give rise to emotional feelings. |
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| cognitive appraisal theory |
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| the process through which we percieve and interpret an event as stressful. |
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| affective neuroscience approach |
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| studies the underlying neural bases of mood and emotion by focusing on the brain's neural circuits that evaluate stimuli and produce or contribute to experiencing and expressing different emotional states. |
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| the theory that william james and carl lange, both 19th century scholars, came up with, that states that human emotions are caused by bodily changes, instead of bodily changes being caused by human emotions. |
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| states that humans are driven to achieve their maximum potential and will always do so unless obstacles are placed in their way. obstacles include hunger, thirst, financial problems, and safety issues. |
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| the level of psychological needs that a person reaches. according to maslow, where a person realizes their own potential, self-worth, and values. |
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| maslow's heirarchy of needs |
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| one satisfies their biological needs before they can turn their attention and energy to fullfilling personal and social needs. a person begins at the bottom of the needs heirarchy, with physiological needs, then works their way to the top. |
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| a personality theory that uses one's self-concept in integrating the function and organization of personality. |
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| the idea or mental image one has of oneself and one's strengths, weaknesses, status, etc. |
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| unconditional positive regard |
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| the practice of accepting and "uplifting" someone no matter what they say or do. |
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| the inborn complex of behavior of a living organism that is not learned. |
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| an instinctive behavioral sequence that is individual and runs to completion. |
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| a person's sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system work together to maintain their body's level of arousal in balance for optimum functioning. |
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| the theory that people are motivated by the pleasure they get when basic needs are met. |
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| the theory that people behave the way they do because the environment brings out those behaviors. |
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activation or energization of goal oriented behavior.
- mom gives boy $50 when he makes an A.
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| motivation that comes from within. striving to achieve some goal without outside influences. |
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biological needs
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| these are certain things that humans need to survive. if humans are deprived of these certain things then they will be motivated to get them no matter what. |
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social needs
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| the need for emotionally based relationships |
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| the need to accomplish, master skills, or control. |
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| defined in terms of four components. first, you interpret or appraise some stimulus in terms of your well-being, such as fear or happiness. third, you have physiological responses, such as changes in the heart rate or breathing. fourth, you may show observable behaviors, such as smiling or crying. |
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