Exam 13: Emotions, Stress, and Health

In general, a large amount of stress leads to

Contrast the theory of emotional catharsis with the facial feedback hypothesis, and describe the evidence for each using details from your textbook.

The brain monitors the blood for proteins called _______ that the immune system uses to control the production of _______.

According to the textbook, researchers have found that yawning may actually be

Despite the evidence that facial expressions for different emotions are relatively stable across cultures, cultures vary with respect to how and when emotions are expected to be expressed. These conventions are called

The near-universal use of certain facial expressions to communicate specific emotions supports the idea that emotional expression was favored by

According to the information in the textbook, which of the following strategies for stress relief is unlikely to be effective?

In a very simplistic comparison of the human body and a car, the sympathetic nervous system would be the _______ and the parasympathetic nervous system would be the _______.

A study by Ursin and colleagues of military recruits, both before and after parachute training, revealed that on jump days they released the hormone _______ from the _______ gland.

Which hypothesis is consistent with Schachter and Singer's study of physiological arousal and emotional experience?

Health psychologists Holmes and Rahe linked stressful life events to later health problems by

One reason some people feel nauseated before doing something that they are afraid of-like giving a class presentation-is that activation of the sympathetic nervous system

According to the textbook, what makes psychologists believe that humans have evolved to represent emotions with specific patterns of facial features?

Which physiological system or process does the parasympathetic nervous system speed up?

In which situation is the sympathetic nervous system most likely to be active?

Studies showing that patients with spinal cord injuries experience less intense emotions support the

You have had a crush on a classmate for a long time, and the two of you are finally going to spend an evening together. According to the two-factor theory of emotion, which strategy should you follow to increase the likelihood that this person will find you attractive?

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the figure and table below -The table indicates that long periods of stress

One key advantage of having two pathways for processing incoming fearful stimuli is that the "high road" pathway, which involves activation of the cortex and hippocampus, enables _______ reactions to fearful stimuli.

Which research finding, if correct, would cast doubt on the facial feedback hypothesis?