the underlying, relatively stable psychological structures and processes that organize human experience and shape a person’s actions and reactions to the environment. The individual’s unique but consistent psychological makeup.
100
What does TABP mean? Explain its characteristics.
Type A Behavior Pattern
An action emotion complex that can be observed in any person who is aggressively involved in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time and is required to do so, against opposing efforts of other things or persons
100
What is healthy body image?
positive self-evaluation along the four dimensions. Accurate perceptions about a persons body shape and size
Explain the difference between addictive and compulsive personality
Addictive Personality: tendencies toward anxious and depressed mood states, poor impulse control, and the need for intense stimulation
Compulsive Personality: associated with being very perseverant, rigid, self-controlled and in need of orderliness
300
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
an imagined defect in an individuals physical appearance
300
What is the Amygdala responsible for?
initiating the stress response
300
How can exercise affect depression?
1. Physical activity has protective benefits against symptoms of depression
2. The protective effects of exercise seem to increase with greater levels
3. Exercise can be associated with a decreased level of mild to moderate depression
4. Exercise may be adjunct to the professional treatment of severe depression
5. Optimal types and/or amounts of activity are not known
400
According to Eysenck's Personality Theory, what are the three personality dimensions?
a generalized, non-specific tendency to persist in the absence of extrinsic reinforcement
400
Name and explain two of the four ways to measure a persons body image?
Perceptual Measures- participant adjusts morphed body to reflect their own
Cognitive Measures- participant picks picture which they think best represents their body type
Active Measures- measuring worry, shame, and anxiety in relation to body
Behavioral Measures- Assess the frequency with which on engages in activates that may be indicative of body image disturbance
400
Name and explain the three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome
According to Legally Blonde what is the endorphin hypothesis?
Exercise releases endorphins, and endorphins make you happy and happy people just don't kill their husbands. They just don't.
(During exercise endorphins are released, the body’s own painkiller (make you happy))
500
Define neuroticism
emotional, tendency to be tense, anxious, moody and indecisive
Purging: regular episodes of self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives or diuretics
Non-purging: regular use of other compensatory behaviors such as fasting or excessive exercise, but no purging episodes
500
Explain the role of Cortisol in stress
- Cortisol is a steroid hormone or glucocorticoid produced by the adrenal gland and is released in response to stress
- Brief episodes of elevated cortisol are beneficial as it increases focus and alertness and enhances memory and learning in order to cope with threatening situations
- Prolonged episodes of stress and elevated cortisol is an extremely neurotoxic factor that can have deleterious consequences and is a major risk factor for mental disorders such as depression
500
Define Anxiety
Anxiety: the pathological counterpart of normal fear, manifested by disturbances of mood, as well as thinking, behaviour and physiological activity