Stress and Coping
Behavior that is motivated to adjust and regulate the demands of stressors
Coping Behaviors
Tendency to avoid or be unwilling to experience the unpleasantness of a loss.
Loss Aversion
Intrinsic motivation is associated with an improved _____ of work.
Quality
This describes the relationship of arousal where increasing arousal improves performance only up to a point, after which continued increases in arousal may decrease with performance
Inverted U Arousal Performance
Occurs when life demands exceed coping resources.
Stress
Being overextended for an extended duration.
Burnout
The utility of an incentive depends on the value of the expected incentive AND when it becomes available in the future
Temporal Motivation Theory
Drives an individual to seek mastery and effectiveness in their activities.
Competence
The range of emotional arousal within which a person can function effectively
Window of Tolerance
Mental state where you feel detached from your surroundings
Derealization
A feature of stress that describes the likelihood or chance that the stressor will occur.
Predictability
Describes a consequence that is perceptible by touch or has a physical form.
Tangible
Curiosity
Sleepiness and Fatigue are examples of this
Energetic Arousal
An individual's consistent pattern of motivation that influences the behavior, choices, and approach to various situations.
Motivational Orientation
When someone's efforts at work are not met with adequate rewards such as salary, recognition, or opportunities, this is an example of
Effort Reward Imbalance
The effect that is observed when a person values an object that they made themselves rather
Ikea Effect
Optimal psychological state that occurs when a person experiences a balance between challenge and skill
Flow Theory
Sweet sorrow, melancholia, and anxiousness are associated with this "contradiction"
Tragedy Paradox
Used when deciding between two alternatives when they have different values.
Common Currency
The model used to explain the interaction between risk factors and stress in the manifestation of a disorder
Diathesis Stress Model
Ψ = k log (φ)
Fechners Law
Occurs when external rewards or pressures reduce a person's intrinsic motivation for an activity they previously enjoyed.
Crowding Out Effect
The nervous system involved in tonic immobility
Parasympathetic
Science that studies the relationship among stressors, the body's immune system, the brain, and disease
Psychoneuroimmunology