1、Myers EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY (5th Ed),Chapter 11 Emotions, Stress, and Health,Emotion,a response of the whole organism involves. physiological arousal expressive behaviors (Actions) conscious experience,Theories of Emotion,Emotional Arousal,Arousal and Performance,Performance peaks at lower levels of
2、arousal for difficult tasks, and at higher levels for easy or well-learned tasks,Lie Detectors,Polygraph measures several arousal responses that accompany emotion perspiration heart rate blood pressure breathing changes,Emotion- Lie Detectors,Emotion- Lie Detectors,50 Innocents 50 Thieves 1/3 of inn
3、ocent declared guilty 1/4 of guilty declared innocent (from Kleinmuntz & Szucko, 1984),Lie Detection?,In a group answer the following Is there a place for the use of polygraph devices? Benefits? Drawbacks? What might be a better option?Choose one person to record brief notes for the group and one pe
4、rson to report a summary of the discussion,Expressing Emotion,Gender and expressiveness,Expressing Emotion,Smiles can show different emotions: a) Mask anger b) Overly polite c) Soften criticism d) Reluctant compliance,Expressing Emotion,Culturally universal expressions,Expressing Emotion,Activation
5、of “sad face” muscles makes subject feel sadder (from Larsen, et al., 1992).,Spotting a fake/real smile,http:/www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtml,Experiencing Emotion,Catharsis emotional release catharsis hypothesis,Experiencing Emotion,Subjective Well-Being self-perceive
6、d happiness or satisfaction with life How happy are you? (handout),Figure 11.15 The changing materialism of entering college students Myers: Exploring Psychology, Seventh Edition Copyright 2008 by Worth Publishers,Figure 11.16 Does money buy happiness? Myers: Exploring Psychology, Seventh Edition Co
7、pyright 2008 by Worth Publishers,Experiencing Emotion,Values and life satisfaction,Experiencing Emotion,Adaptation-Level Phenomenon tendency to form judgments relative to a “neutral” level volume of sound level of income defined by our prior experience Relative Deprivation perception that one is wor
8、se off relative to those with whom one compares oneself,Experiencing Emotion,How do we find happiness?,The Path to Happiness (worksheet) Improving mood and life satisfaction Set goals with daily aims Act happy Exercise Sleep Nurture close relationships Help those in need Gratitude journal,What is St
9、ress?,Stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressorsThe rate of wear & tear on the body,What is Stress?,What is Stress?,General Adaptation Syndrome Selyes concept of the bodys adaptive response to stress in three stages,What is Stress?,Coronary Heart Disease
10、leading cause of death in the U.S.,Stress & Coronary Heart Disease,Stress & Coronary Heart Disease,Type A competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people Type B easygoing, relaxed people Criticism serious limitations of original study overly simplistic some feel it
11、is obsolete,Promoting Health,Modifying Type A life-style can reduce recurrence of heart attacks,Stress and Disease,Psychosomatic Illness “mind-body” illness any stress-related physical illness distinct from hypochondriasis,Promoting Health,Aerobic Exercise sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness may also alleviate depression and anxiety,Promoting Health,The religion factor is mulitidimensional,
