Vocab
What is emotion?
It is feeling, or affect, that can involve physiological arousal, conscious experience, and behavioral expression?
James - Lange theory of emotion states that emotion occurs before or after physiological reactions?
Before
Name all the eating disorders discussed in the textbook
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder
What role does Leptin play in hunger?
Leptin decreases food intake and increases energy expenditure.
What is Self-Regulation?
the process in which an organism effortly controls behavior in order to pursue important objections.
What is the goal of drive reduction theory?
Homeostasis
Why does binge earring often occur?
Due to stressful events, they often use food as a coping mechanism to regulate their emotions
What is the evolutionary explanation for impulsivity and how does this affect modern people?
Early humans lived in harsh environments and had to fulfill their survival needs quickly and easily whenever the opportunity arose. This affects us now because impulsivity does have genetic factors and is moderately heritable.
What is Facial Feedback Hypothesis?
The idea that facial expressions can influence emotions as well as reflect them.
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
the law suggests that you perform the BEST under conditions of moderate arousal rather than either low or high arousal.
What is the main distinction between bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder?
Bulimia nervosa follows a binge and purge pattern.
How is the amygdala related to fear?
It has created a fear system that responds to natural dangers by shifting the brain into high gear and using all of its resources to protect the organism
What is the Broaden and build model?
The name of Barbara Fredrickson’s proposal of a model of positive emotion, stating that the function of positive emotions lies in their effects on an individual’s attention and ability to build resources.
What is the hierarchy of Maslow’s Theory of Human Needs from top to bottom?
Self actualization, esteem, love and belongingness, safety, and psychological needs
Aside from sociocultural factors, what is the cause of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?
Biological factors such as genes because they are a factor in regulating serotonin.
How does Drive reduction theory relate to homeostasis?
Drive reduction theory suggests that as a drive gets stronger, people are more motivated to reduce it. Homeostasis is when our body works to keep equilibrium within our bodies. When homeostasis is not achieved, we are then motivated to correct this, according to the drive reduction theory.