Key Terms
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Self-regulation can be trained. Practicing difficult tasks (exercise, maintaining posture, avoiding bad habits) improves
Lateral hypothalamus
Starts eating (damaged = animal starves even with food present)
Ventromedial hypothalamus
Stops eating (damaged = animal eats until obese)
Affect
The experience of feeling or emotion Arousal: bodily responses created by the sympathetic ANS Emotion: mental and physio
Nonverbal communication
Communication without words; tone, posture, gesture, facial expression Facial feedback hypothesis: facial muscle movemen
Optimism
General tendency to expect positive outcomes Self-efficacy: belief in ability to carry out actions that produce desired
Hardiness
Positive orientation toward stress; active coping; learning from negatives Social support: positive social relationships
Anorexia nervosa
Extremely low body weight, distorted body image, fear of weight gain Bulimia nervosa: binge eating followed by purging
Obesity
BMI over 30; excess body fat with adverse health impact Sexual response cycle: four stages -- excitement, plateau, orgas
Refractory period
Post-orgasm window in men during which another orgasm is not possible