CHAPTER 2: BASIC STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS


I. STRUCTURE OF NEURONS:

   Neuron: individual cells in the nervous system that receive,
   integrate, and transmit information (neural impulses).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BASIC STRUCTURES OF A NEURON:
A. Cell Body (soma): contains the cell nucleus & much of the
   chemical machinery common to most cells
 
 
 

B. Dendrites: are branch like parts of a neuron that are
   specialized to receive information
 
 
 

C. Axon: is a long, thin fiber that transmits signals away from
   the soma to other neurons (or muscles & glands)
 
 
 

D. Myelin Sheath: is an insulating material (fatty protection)
 
 
 

E. Axon Terminals: end point of an axon where one neuron
   communicates with the another neuron.
 
 
 
 
 
 

II. FUNCTION OF NEURONS:

A. Neural Impulse: a sudden change in the electrical charges
   within and outside the membrane of a neuron.
 
 

B. Ions: electrically charged atoms & molecules
 
 

C. Resting Potential: When the cell is INACTIVE
 
 

D. Action Potential: a brief change in a neuron's electrical
   charge (+40 mV)
 
 
 
 
 

  +40
 
 

  -60

  -70  -
       _____________________________
              Time ->
 
 
 
 

E. All-Or-None Principle: A neuron stimulated will either
   produce an action potential or it will not.
 
 
 
 

   Neural Threshold: the minimum amount of stimulation that a
   neuron requires in order to fire.
 
 
 

III. FROM ONE CELL TO ANOTHER: THE SYNAPSE

  A. Synapse: The junction between the axon terminal and the
     dendrite of the next neuron.
 
 

  B. Vesicles: sacs in the axon terminal that hold
     neurotransmitters.
 
 

  C. Synaptic Cleft: a microscopic gap between the terminal
     button of the sending neuron and the cell membrane of
     another neuron
 

  D. Receptor Sites: where NT is received
 
 

  E. Neurotransmitters: are chemicals that transmit information
     from one neuron to another

     1) Acetylcholine (ACh): found throughout the brain &
        spinal cord
        - Most common EXCITATORY Transmitter
 
 

     2) Norepinephrine (NE): Involved in MOOD Regulation
        - Implicated in bipolar mood disorders
 
 

     3) Dopamine: control of voluntary movements
 
 

     4) Endorphins (endogenous morphines):
       - Family of internally produced chemicals that resemble
         opiates in structure and effect
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

* % *  THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEMS  * % *

I. NERVOUS SYSTEM = CNS + PNS
 

  A. Central Nervous System (CNS): consists of the brain and
     the spinal cord
 

  B. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): relay system connecting
     all parts of the body with the CNS
 

                              PNS
               ________________|_______________
              |                                |
     Somatic Nervous System         Autonomic Nervous System
                                      _________|______
                                     |                |
                                Sympathetic     Parasympathetic
 
 

    1. Somatic Nervous System: "outer" functions
       - Critical for generation of motor movement
 

    2. Autonomic Nervous System (ANS): "inner" function
    *-> TWO COMPLEMENTARY PARTS: Together, they regulate
    responses such as heart rate, blood pressure, digestion,
    and adrenal gland activity.

      a. Sympathetic Division: Fight or Flight response
      prepares body for stressful and/or vigorous action
 

      b. Parasympathetic Division: Sustains non-stress
      functioning, lower heart rate & blood flow to skeletal
      muscles, enhances digestion
 

  C. Endocrine System: consists of glands that secrete
     chemicals into the blood stream that help control bodily
     functioning
     * Partner to the nervous system

    Hormones: Released into blood system
 

II. THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

                                 CNS
 

                  Brain                       Spinal Cord
 

   Forebrain            Midbrain              Hindbrain
 

Limbic     Hypothalamus  Reticular   Cerebellum       Medulla
    Thalamus             Formation              Pons
 
 

A. Spinal Cord:
  Spinal Cord: connects the brain to the rest of the body
  through the PNS.
 
 

B. LOWER BRAIN CENTERS
  1) HINDBRAIN: consists of Medulla, Pons, & Cerebellum
  (* Gerow classifies Medulla & Pons as brain stem Structures)
  (Brain Stem: lowest part of the brain, comprised of medulla
   and the pons.)
 

    a) Medulla: in charge of unconscious but essential
       functions (breathing, maintaining muscle tone ...)
 
 

      Cross Laterality: nerve fibers crossing from one side of
       the body to the opposite side of the brain.
 
 

    b) Pons (literally "bridge"): bridge of fibers that
       connects the brain stem with the cerebellum (concerned
       with sleep and arousal)
 
 

    c) Cerebellum (literally "little brain"): Involved in the
       coordination of movement and is also critical to our
       sense of balance

  2) MIDBRAIN
     Reticular Activating System (RAS): complex network of
     nerve fibers involved in maintaining levels of arousal.
 
 

  3) FOREBRAIN
     a) Limbic System: involved in control of emotion,
        motivation, and memory
        - Collection of structures
 
 

     b) Thalamus: all sensory information (except smell) must
        pass through to get to the cerebral cortex
 
 

     c) Hypothalamus: Involved in the regulation of basic
        biological needs.
        - Lies beneath the thalamus, Hypo means under
        - Controls the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
        - Serves as a vital link between brain & the endocrine
          system
 
 
 

       Basal Ganglia: control motor responding - controls slow
       movements
 
 
 
 

C. CEREBRAL CORTEX
   1) Cerebral Cortex: convoluted outer covering of the brain
 
 
 

   2) Cerebral Hemispheres: right and left halves of the
      cerebrum
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

D. LOBES
 

  1) Frontal Lobes:
     - Largest lobe
     - Control the movements of muscle groups (primary motor
       cortex)
 
 
 

  2) Temporal Lobes (means "near the temples"):
     - Has an area devoted to auditory processing
 
 
 

  3) Occipital Lobes: where most visual signals are sent
 
 
 

  4) Parietal Lobes: where we register the sense of touch
 
 
 

E. TWO CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES:
   1) Corpus Callosum: structure of nerves that connect the two
      cerebral hemispheres
 
 
 

   2) Split-Brain Procedure: the corpus callosum is cut
      - Hemispheres operate independent of one another
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CHAPTER 12: DEFINING AND CLASSIFYING
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS



I. ABNORMAL:

  A. Maladaptive Behavior: interfere with a person's normal
     social or occupational functioning

  B. Deviance: abnormal ABCs

  C. Personal Distress: person reports great personal
     distress
 

II. NORMALITY & ABNORMALITY
 

III. MEDICAL MODEL

  A. MEDICAL CONCEPTS:
    1) Diagnosis: Involves distinguishing one illness from
    another based on a constellation of symptoms.

    2) Etiology: Refers to the apparent causation and
    developmental history of an illness.

    3) Prognosis: predicted course of the illness
 

  B. DSM-IV: Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental
  Disorders (version 4).
 
 
 

  C. CRITICISM OF THE MEDICAL MODEL:
    1) Labeling:

    2) Pseudoexplanation:

    3) Patient Role:

  D. Diagnosis involves a value judgment
 

  E. Insanity: not a psychological term but a legal term
 
 
 
 

IV. COMMON STEREOTYPES ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL
    DISORDERS:

    1) Psychological disorders are a SIGN OF PERSONAL WEAKNESS

    2) Psychological disorders are incurable

    3) People with psychological disorders are often violent
       and dangerous

    4) People with psychological disorders behave in bizarre
       ways and are very different from normal people
 
 

* * *  A SAMPLING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS  * * *

Neurotic: refer to behavior marked by subjective distress (usually chronic anxiety) and reliance on avoidance coping
 

Psychotic: refers to behavior marked by impaired reality contact and profound deterioration of adaptive functioning.
 

A. ANXIETY DISORDERS: are a class of disorders marked by
   feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety
 
 

  1) Generalized Anxiety Disorder: is marked by a chronic, high
     level of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat,
     often called "free-floating anxiety"
 
 

  2) Panic Disorder: involves recurrent attacks of
     overwhelming anxiety that usually occur suddenly and
     unexpectedly.
 
 

  3) Phobic Disorder: is marked by a persistent and irrational
     fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic
     danger
 
 

     Agoraphobia: is a fear of going out to public places.
 
 
 

  4) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD):  is marked by
     persistent, uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts
     (obsession) and urges to engage in senseless rituals
     (compulsion).

     Obsessions (cognitions): intrude on one's consciousness
     in a distressing way.

     Compulsions (behaviors): usually involves stereotyped
     rituals that temporarily relieve anxiety
 

  5) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): a condition
     characterized by periodic outbursts of anxiety, panic, or
     depression provoked by reminders of a traumatic
     experiences.
 
 

B. SOMATOFORM DISORDER: a class of disorders involving physical
   ailments with no authentic organic basis that are due to
   psychological factors

  1) Hypochondriasis: involves excessive preoccupation with
     health concerns and incessant worry about developing
     physical illnesses.
 

  2) Conversion Disorder: involves a significant loss of
     physical function (with no apparent organic basis).
 
 

C. DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS: a class of disorders in which people
   lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory,
   resulting in disruption in their sense of identity
 

  1) Dissociative Amnesia: is a sudden loss of memory for
     important personal information that is too extensive to be
     due to normal forgetting
 

  2) Dissociative Fugue: condition of amnesia that involves
     an unexplained change of location.
 

  3) Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality):
     A condition in which a person alternates among two or more
     distinct personalities.
 

D. PERSONALITY DISORDERS: a maladaptive, inflexible way of
   dealing with the environment and other people.

   Cluster 1: Disorders of "Odd" or Eccentric"
     Paranoid Personality Disorder

     Schizoid Personality Disorder

   Cluster 2: Disorders of Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic
   Reactions
     Histrionic Personality Disorder:

     Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

     Antisocial Personality Disorder
 
 
 
 

   Cluster 3: Disorders Involving Anxiety and Fearfulness.
    Maladaptive efforts to control anxiety in addition to
    fearfulness about social rejection
   Avoidant Personality Disorder

   Dependent Personality Disorder

   Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder
 
 
 
 

E. ALZHEIMER’S DEMENTIA (ORGANIC MENTAL DISORDERS):
 

  1) DEMENTIA: a deterioration in mental abilities that
     adversely affects the person’s memory and judgment.
 
 

  2) Alzheimer's Disease: cognitive deterioration: can develop
     illusions, hallucinations, and delusions

     - Cholinergic neurons possibly degenerate
       Acetylcholine (ACh) plays role in encoding memories.
 
 
 
 
 
 

F. MOOD DISORDERS: are a class of disorders marked by EMOTIONAL
   DISTURBANCES that may spill over to disrupt physical,
   perceptual, social, and thought processes.
 

  1) Major Depression: a condition in which a person takes
     little pleasure in life and experiences feelings of
     worthlessness, powerlessness, and guilt.
 
 
 

  2) Dysthymia: essentially a mild case of depression
 
 

  3) Bipolar Disorder (manic-depressive): alternate between
     depression and mania
 
 

     Mania: a condition marked by constant, driven activity and
     a lack of inhibitions.
 
 

     Seasonal Affective Disorder: a condition in which the
     person becomes depressed every winter
 
 
 

  Causes of Depression:
  Theories suggest that LOW LEVELS of serotonin, dopamine,  and
  norepinephrine cause depression

  Biological Factors:
    BIPOLAR:
 

    UNIPOLAR (Depression Only):
 

  Psychological Factors:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

G. SCHIZOPHRENIA: Are a CLASS (GROUP) of disorders marked by
   disturbances in thought that spill over to affect perceptual,
   social, and emotional processes.

  1) DELUSIONS: are false beliefs that are maintained even
     thought they are clearly out of touch with reality
 

  2) HALLUCINATIONS: sensory perception that occur in the
     absence of a real, external stimulus or gross distortions
     of perceptual input
 

     Process Schizophrenia: Symptoms developed gradually
     over time.

     Reactive Schizophrenia: sudden onset of schizophrenic
     symptoms

     Positive Symptoms: Major symptoms are hallucinations,
     delusions, muscular rigidity, and/or bizarre behavior

       a) Positive Disorganized Symptoms of Schizophrenia:

       b) Positive Psychotic Symptoms of Schizophrenia:
 

     Negative Symptoms: Major symptoms are social withdrawal,
     reduced energy & motivation
 

  DSM-IV Types:
    Paranoid Type:
    Catatonic Type:
    Disorganized Type:
    Undifferentiated Type:
    Residual Type:
 

  OBSERVATIONS ON THE CAUSES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

    Hereditary Factors:
    * One may inherit a PREDISPOSITION to develop
    schizophrenia

    Biochemical Factors: The Dopamine Hypothesis
    - Possibly caused by excessive amount of DA

    Psychological and Social Factors:
 
 
 



CHAPTER 13A: BACKGROUND AND BIOMEDICAL TREATMENT


Biomedical Treatments of Psychological Disorders
I. Psychosurgery:
  - Lesions in the brain

  Lobotomy: For DEPRESSION & VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
 
 

II. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): is used to produce a
    cortical seizure
 
 
 

III. DRUG THERAPY:
PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS: chemicals that effect cognitions, affect or behavior

Psychoactive drugs differ in their ability to regulate neurotransmitters(NT):
  1) change sensitivity
  2) change number of receptors
  3) block re-absorption of NT
  4) block receptor sites
  5) block conversion into inactive molecules

  A) ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS: Typically given to treat schizophrenia
     although can be given to people with severe mood disorders
     who become delusional

     Lithium: (antipsychotic drug used to treat bipolar mood
     disorders) may stabilize synapses

     Clozaril (Clozapine) reduces negative & positive symptoms.
 

  Neuroleptic Drugs: drugs that relieve schizophrenia
  - All block dopamine receptors in the brain.

    SIDE EFFECTS: drowsiness, constipation, cotton mouth,
      tremors, impairment of coordination, sexual impotence
    SERIOUS EFFECTS: seizures, cardiovascular damage

    Tardive Dyskineisa: a NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER marked by
    chronic tremors and involuntary spastic movements
 

  B) ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS: these drugs help to bring a person out
     of depression by GRADUALLY elevating their mood
 

     1) Tricyclics: Good for MAJOR DEPRESSION
 
 

     2) MAO Inhibitors: GOOD FOR DEPRESSION ACCOMPANIED BY
        ANXIETY OR PANIC SYMPTOMS
 
 

     3) SSRI:
 
 

   MAO EFFECTS: elevated blood pressure, liver damage
   Lithium: used to control mood swings in patients with
     bipolar mood disorders -> prevents future episodes
   SIDE EFFECTS has to be monitored kidney damage and
     cardiac complications
 

  C) ANTIANXIETY DRUGS (or tranquilizers):
     Relieve tension, apprehension, & nervousness
 

     Benzodiazepines (Valium, Librium, Xanax):
 

     PROBLEMS:  Dependency & abuse with antianxiety drugs
     SIDE EFFECTS: Principle side effect of drowsiness and
     Lethargy
 

  TWO REASONS WHY DRUG THERAPIES ARE CONTROVERSIAL
  1) Drug Therapies often produce superficial curative
     effects
 

  2) Drugs are OVER PRESCRIBED and many patients are over
     medicated
 
 

DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION: A MIXED BLESSING
Deinstitutionalization: Releasing patients from mental institutions
 
 
 
 
 
 

* * THE PSYCHOTHERAPIES * *
 

Psychiatrist:

Psychoanalyst:

Licensed Professional Counselor:

Clinical Social Workers:
 
 

I. INSIGHT THERAPIES: Involve verbal interactions intended to
   enhance clients' self-knowledge
 

  A. PSYCHOANALYTIC TECHNIQUES a method of psychotherapy that
     attempts to bring UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHTS and MOTIVATIONS to
     the conscious level so that they can be dealt with
     rationally

     1) Free Association: a procedure in which someone reports
        everything that comes to mind, without omission or
        censorship
 

     2) Resistance: in psychoanalysis, continued REPRESSION that
        interferes with the therapy.
 

     3) Dream Interpretation:

       MANIFEST CONTENT:

       LATENT CONTENT:
 

     4) Transference: reacting toward a therapist as if s/he were
        a parent or some other important figure in one's life
 
 

  B. HUMANISTIC TECHNIQUES: Therapist provides
     UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD and supports the client's
     efforts to grow and change from within.
     Client-Centered Therapy (Rogers):
 
 
 
 

  C. COGNITIVE TECHNIQUES: emphasizes recognizing and changing
     negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs.

     1) Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET): a form of therapy that
        focuses on the thoughts and beliefs that lead to people's
        emotions and attempt to REPLACE IRRATIONAL BELIEF with
        rational ones.

     2) Cognitive Restructuring Therapy: less confrontational &
        direct than RET.
 

II. BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES: a form of therapy in which the
    therapist and client agree on specific BEHAVIORAL GOALS and
    set up LEARNING EXPERIENCES to achieve those goals

 A. Behavior Therapy: a collection of SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES BASED
    ON CLASSICAL CONDITIONING aimed at changing specific
    behaviors.

    1) Systematic Desensitization: patient relaxes first, then
       thinks or is exposed to a hierarchy of stimuli that are
       anxiety producing.
 

    2) Aversion Therapy: aversive stimulus paired with undesired
       behavior.
 

    3) Flooding: subject confronted with object of his/her phobic
       fear while with therapist.
 

    4) Implosive Therapy: images one's worst fear in therapist
       office.

 B. BASED ON OPERANT CONDITIONING:
    1) Contingency Management: Rewards & punishments are
       controlled to change a behavior

    2) Contingency Contracting:
 

III. GROUP APPROACHES
  Family Therapy: therapy provided to a family, generally
    focusing on COMMUNICATIONS within the family
 

IV. EVALUATING PSYCHOTHERAPY
 
 



CHAPTER 10: ISSUES OF MOTIVATION


Motivation comprised of two subprocesses:
(initiates behaviors)
  Arousal: one's indication of motivation that involves one's
  level of activation
 

  Direction: focus of one's behavior and maintenance of that
  behavior.
 
 

I. THEORIES OF MOTIVATION:
  A) INSTINCTS: all behavioral patterns that are
     1) unlearned

     2) uniform in express, and

     3) universal in the species.

     Imprinting: occurs when an animal makes a strong social
     attachment during a critical period shortly after birth
 
 
 
 

  B) THEORIES BASED ON DRIVE OR NEEDS:
  [PUSH; motivation within person - motivated to reduce tension
    1) Hull's Theory:
    Need: arises from deprivation
 
 

    Drive: is an internal state of tension that motivates an
    organism to engage in activities that should reduce this
    tension.
    a) Strength of need & strength of drive.
    b) to restricting
 
 

    Primary Drives: based on physiological needs
 
 

    Secondary Drives: drives based on learned experience
 
 
 

    2) Maslow's Hierarchy: Placed needs and drives in a hierarchy
      * Self-Actualization Need

     * Esteem Needs

    * Love & Belongingness Need

   * Safety Needs

  * Physiological Needs
 

  Self Actualization: take full advantage of own potential
 
 
 
 

  C) INCENTIVES: [PULL; motivation outside the body]
     Incentive: an external goal that has the capacity to
     motivate behavior
 
 
 
 

  D) THEORIES OF MOTIVATION BASED ON EQUILIBRIUM (BALANCE):
     driven to maintain a state of balance

     1) Homeostasis: a state of physiological equilibrium or
        stability.

    - Each physiological process has a SET POINT of operation
      that is considered normal (optimum)
 
 

     2) Arousal Theory of Motivation:
        AROUSAL: overall level of activation
 
 
 
 
 

     3) Cognitive Dissonance: a state of tension when we hold
        inconsistent cognitions
        -> motivated to bring about a change in our cognitions
 
 
 
 
 
 

II. PHYSIOLOGICAL BASED DRIVES
  A) Temperature Regulation:

     Hypothalamus:
 

  B) THIRST AND DRINKING BEHAVIOR:
     Internal, Physiological Cues

     External, Psychological Cues
 

  C) HUNGER AND EATING BEHAVIOR: INTERNAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL CUES:
     Experience of hunger controlled by hypothalamus
     INTERNAL, Physiological Cues:
     (DUAL-CENTER THEORY)
     1) Lateral Hypothalamus: “feeding center”
        STARTS experience of hunger
 

     2) Ventromedial Hypothalamus (Ventromedial Nucleus of
        Hypothalamus): STOPS experience of hunger
 
 

     Blood Sugar Levels:

     Fat Cells:
  EXTERNAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL CUES:
  1) Learned preferences & Habits can influence WHAT we eat
     and HOW MUCH we eat.
  2) Food-Related Cues
  3) Stress

  Homeostasis:
 
 

  D) EATING DISORDERS:
    1. Anorexia Nervosa: (literally: loss of appetite - for
       nervous reasons)

    2. Bulimia: a condition in which people have periods of
       excessive eating and then purge to remove the just eaten
       food.
 

    3. PROGNOSIS:
 
 
 
 

* % *  THE SEX DRIVE AND HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIORS  * % *
I. SEX DRIVES AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR:

  Internal, Physiological Cues:
  Sexual behaviors tied closely to physiology to hormonal
  levels.  These are important in lower animals but as
  complexity increases role of internal cues become less
  certain.
 

  External, Psychological Cues:
  - Besides hormones, sex desires can be stimulated by a
    number of environmental cues (pictures, reading material)
 

II. BIOLOGICAL BASES OF HUMAN SEXUALITY

  A. GENETIC BASES:

    Zygote: a one-celled organism formed by the union of a
    sperm & egg.  All other cells develop from this single
    cell.
    - 23 pairs of chromosomes; 23rd will determined the sex of
      the person-to-be.

    X and Y Chromosomes: neither do much by itself - work in
    pairs
    Being Female:

    Being Male:
 

  B. HORMONAL BASES: sexuality maybe determined by chromosomes
  inherited at conception, BUT expression of sexuality requires
  action of sex hormones

    Gonads: sex glands
 

    Testes: when Y chromosome is present, gonads will be testes
    in males.

      Androgens: Hormone produced by testes.
      - Helps direct the development of male reproductive
        organs (penis, testes, & scrotum)

      Testosterone: most important of the male androgens
 
 
 

    Ovaries: when Y chromosome is absent, gonads will become
    ovaries in females.
    Hormones Produced by the Ovaries:

      Estrogen & Progesterone: hormones produced by the
      ovaries.
      Estrogen directs the development of female reproductive
      organs vagina, uterus, & ovaries
 

*** BOTH male & female sex hormones are produced by both male & female sex glands
 

NORMAL SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION
Genetic     Gonads     Testes
Male    --> become --> Secrete  -->
Fetus XY    Testes     Androgens

Genetic     Gonads     No
Female  --> become --> Androgens ->
Fetus XX    Ovaries
 

EXPERIMENTAL SITUATION
                     /-Testes Removed
Genetic     Gonads  |   No
Male    --> become -|-> Androgens-->
Fetus XY    Testes

Genetic     Gonads      Androgens
Female  --> become -|-> Present  -->
Fetus XX    Ovaries |
                    \_Given Androgens  (except for its gonads
                                        which remain ovaries)
 
 

ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTS: of hormones produce permanent changes in the organization of sexual characteristics.  For O.E. to occur these hormones must be present during a CRITICAL PERIOD in prenatal development.
 
 

ACTIVATIONAL EFFECTS: sex hormones activate latent sex characteristics or behaviors
 
 
 

III. PSYCHOLOGICALLY BASED MOTIVES
  A. NEED TO ACHIEVE: striving for competitive success and
     excellence.

  B. NEED FOR POWER: need to be in control of situations or of
     others

  C. NEED FOR AFFILIATION: a need to be with others typically
     to work towards a common goal

* % *  THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTION  * % *
I. FOUR COMPONENTS TO AN EMOTIONAL REACTION:
   1) Subjective feeling
 

   2) Cognitive Reaction
 

   3) Physiological Reaction - Visceral involving your
      glands, hormones, and internal organs.
 

   4) Behavioral Reaction
 

Emotion: the subjective feeling, cognitive interpretation,
physical reaction, and behavioral reaction.
 
 

II. Facial Feedback Hypothesis:
 
 

III. Cognitive Interpretation (Schacter & Singer, 1962)
 



CH 11: PSYCHOLOGY, STRESS, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH


Subjective appraisal of potentially stressful events
  1) Familiarity
  2) Controllability
  3) Predictability

A. Stress: a response made to a perceived threat to one's well being.

B. Stressors: sources of stress, typically due to a perceived threat

C. THREE TYPES OF STRESSORS:
  1) Frustration: occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of
     some goal is thwarted.

     Environmental: blocking of goal by something or someone in
     the environment

     Personal: personal or internal reasons for not obtaining a goal

  2) CONFLICT:
    a) Approach-Approach Conflicts: a conflict that requires that
       a choice be made between two attractive goals.

    b) Avoidance-Avoidance Conflicts: a conflict that requires that
       a choice be made between two unattractive goals.

    c) Approach-Avoidance Conflicts: a conflict that requires that
       a choice be made about whether to pursue a SINGLE GOAL that
       has both ATTRACTIVE and UNATTRACTIVE aspects.

    d) Multiple Approach-Avoidance Conflicts: number of alternatives
       each of which have positive and negative aspects at the
       same time.

  3) LIFE-CHANGE-INDUCED STRESS
  - Any noticeable alterations in one's living circumstances that
    requires readjustment

  Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS):
 
 

D. HARDY PERSONALITIES:
   1) Challenge
   2) Control
   3) Commitment

E. General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS):
 
 
 

F. EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH STRESSORS
   1) Identify the Stressor
   2) Remove or negate the stressor
   3) Reappraise the situation

   Cognitive Reappraisal: rethinking a stressful situation in a
   more positive way

  4) Inoculate against future stressors
  5) Learn techniques of relaxation
     Biofeedback:
  6) Engage in physical exercise
  7) Seek social Support
 

INEFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH STRESSORS
  Fixate

  Frustration-aggression hypothesis:

* * HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY * *

Health Psychology:

TYPE A behavior Pattern (TABP):
  1) Time Urgency
  2) Chronic Activation
  3) Multiphasia

TYPE B behavior Pattern:
 
 

HELPING PATIENTS “FOLLOW DOCTOR’S ORDERS”