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What are the stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion.
According to Schachter's Two-Factor Theory, what is the process of experiencing emotion?
Arousal, Cognitive Label.
What is the sexual response cycle?
Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution.
What is the effect of chronic stress on health?
Can contribute to coronary heart disease and other psychophysiological illnesses.
What is the impact of fulfilling lower-level needs in Maslow's hierarchy?
Allows individuals to focus on higher-level needs like self-esteem and self-actualization.
How does physiological arousal influence emotion according to the James-Lange theory?
Physiological arousal directly causes the experience of emotion.
How does cognitive appraisal of a situation affect our emotional response?
Our interpretation of an event determines the emotion we experience.
Compare the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion.
James-Lange: physiological response then emotion. Cannon-Bard: physiological response and emotion occur simultaneously.
Compare intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
Intrinsic: motivation from within. Extrinsic: motivation from external rewards.
Compare the James-Lange and Schachter-Singer theories of emotion.
James-Lange: physiological response then emotion. Schachter-Singer: physiological response, then cognitive label, then emotion.