PSYC 2230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Beta Wave, Reticular Formation, Behavioral Activation
1 Nov 2016
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Chapter three - physiological mechanisms of arousal if arousal levels are too low = we sleep (or may even be in a coma) Stress is often conceptually located at the extreme end of a continuum of arousal. While at the high end of the continuum, anxiety and stress appear. High states of arousal lead to stress. Motivation = emotion = arousal; since both motivation and emotion can be regarded as resulting from changes in arousal. We can best understand behaviour by understanding how the organism becomes activated. We can understand motivation by viewing it on a continuum of behavioural activation. Continuum ranges from low levels (coma or sleep) to very high levels (stress) Behaviour will change as we become more aroused. Some changes will result in increased efficiency of performance (i. e. sleep to alert wakefulness) Some will interfere with efficient responding (i. e. wakefulness to extreme arousal)
