PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sympathetic Nervous System, Behavioral Medicine, Stressor

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1101
• Professor: Eidson

Document Summary

Polygraphs- detect physiological arousal- fail sometimes at correctly identifying when people are lying eye blinks. *facial feedback effect- facial position and muscle changes can alter which emotion we feel. Anger- flash of anger gives us energy and initiative to fight or otherwise take action when necessary. Persistent anger can cause more harm than the source. Ways to stop it- distraction, problem solving and exercise. *catha(cid:374)"s theory- releasing anger through fights and yelling helps temporarily most cases worsens it. *happiness- is a mood, attitude, social phenomenon, cognitive filler way to stay hopeful and motivated. Happy people tend to have higher self-esteem, optimism, outgoing, work and leisure that engage skills. Levels of happiness vary over the course of a week/day. Health psych- studies how emotions, personality, attitudes impact health behavioral medicine. *stress- refers to the process of appraising and responding to events which we consider threatening/challenging. Stress you participate in, breaking stress by looking at its components.