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Unit 7 Vocab

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intrinsic motivation ]When intrinsically motivated, a person is moved to act for the fun or challenge entailed rather than because of external products, pressures, or rewards.
extrinsic motivation Extrinsic motivation is defined as a motivation to participate in an activity based on meeting an external goal, garnering praise and approval, winning a competition, or receiving an award or payment.
drive-reduction theory According to this theory, individuals are motivated to engage in behaviors that reduce or satisfy their biological needs to achieve a state of homeostasis.
homeostasis In psychology, homeostasis alludes to the tendency of the human body to seek balance, equilibrium, and stability.
Yerkes-Dodson law The Yerkes-Dodson law is a model of the relationship between stress and task performance. It proposes that you reach your peak level of performance with an intermediate level of stress, or arousal.
set point Set-point theory posits that individuals react to the experience of major life events, but quickly adapt back to pre-event baseline levels of subjective well-being in the years following the event.
sexual dysfunction If you experience problems getting sexually aroused or feeling sexual satisfaction, you may have a mental or emotional condition called psychosexual dysfunction.
estrogens Estrogen hormones are female sex hormones that are primarily produced in the ovaries.
testosterone Testosterone is believed to be responsible for typically male behaviors, such as aggression, competitiveness and superior visuo-spatial abilities.
Schachter-Singer two-factor theory he Schachter-Singer theory of emotion is a theory that states that emotion is due to two factors, physiological arousal and cognitive processes.
facial feedback effect The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that individuals' emotional experiences are influenced by their facial expressions.
general adaptation syndrome (GAS)* General adaptation syndrome (GAS) describes the process your body goes through when you are exposed to any kind of stress, positive or negative.
tend-and-befriend response The tend and befriend theory says that when faced with a perceived threat, humans will tend to their young and rely on others for connection and support.
psychophysiological illness psychophysiological disorders are defined as any medical conditions which are adversely affected by psychological factors such as stress, behavior, or mood.
Type A personality The phrase "Type A" refers to a pattern of behavior and personality associated with high achievement, competitiveness, and impatience, among other characteristics.
Type B personality Type B personalities can be generally summarised as; easy going, relaxed and highly-flexible.
Free association Free association is the practice of allowing the patient to discuss thoughts, dreams, memories, or words, regardless of coherency.
Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis revolves around the belief that everyone has unconscious thoughts, feelings, desires, and memories.
Unconscious the complex of mental activities within an individual that proceed without his awareness.
Id The id is the primitive, basic, and fully unconscious part of personality. It contains all of the unconscious energy that is directed toward fulfilling a person's most basic needs.
Ego The ego is the psychological component of the personality that is represented by our conscious decision-making process.
Superego The superego is the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates.
Oedipus complex The attachment of the child to the parent of the opposite sex, accompanied by envious and aggressive feelings toward the parent of the same sex.
Defense mechanisms Defense mechanisms are behaviors that people use to separate themselves from unpleasant events, actions, or thoughts.
Collective unconscious represent a form of the unconscious (that part of the mind containing memories and impulses of which the individual is not aware) common to mankind as a whole and originating in the inherited structure of the brain.
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