Two articles are looked at in this paper. One article is about how different cognitive loads and amount of attention to threats influence fear-potentiated startle. Another article about how social contact promotes health and well-being. A description of the studies conducted will be explained‚ along with the results of the study. The purpose of this article was to examine how fear-potentiated startle (FPS) is affected by different levels of trait anxiety‚ focus of attention‚ and cognitive load.
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Cheat Sheet for Test 3 What is stress? Any force that pushes the body out of optimum homeostatic conditions Stressors include Digesting food‚ exercising‚ waking after a long sleep Walking outdoors after being indoors Impending happy event such as a wedding or party‚ falling in love Arguments ‚ over work‚ exams The General Adaptation Syndrome is A predictable set of behavioral
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The steps of the general adaptation syndrome that I would experience are alarm reaction‚ which is the body’s initial response to any stressors. This reaction mobilizes or arouses the body in preparation to defend itself against a stressor. This reaction involves a number of body changes‚ which are initiated by the brain and further regulated by the endocrine system and the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. The next stage of the general adaptation syndrome I would experience
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Stress is a normal reaction by the body to things that happen in life and the environment‚ resulting in destabilization of what you consider the norm. Things and events that cause stress are called stress agents. When a body is functioning properly‚ it had its own built in stress response which helps you in dealing with a stressful situation. How a body reacts to stress varies. In cases where it is unable to cope‚ it can result in life threatening conditions such as heart attack and stroke. Prolonged
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“One Artist‚ Finger‚ and Country”: Ai Weiwei’s Fight for Freedom. Figure 1. Tiananmen Square Ai’s View. From The Study of Perspective‚ by Ai Weiwei‚ 1995‚ http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/ai-weiwei-study-in-perspective/ Ai Weiwei is a world famous Chinese artist that uses his controversial art to portray his strong political and social views. His works such as The Study of Perspective and Dropping China have an underlying political and social meaning used to activate the oppressed people of
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III. Service Contract A. Issues 1. Client-Identified Issues Mrs. Hungness has identified the following issues: a. Anxiety b. Social anxiety c. Anxiety related panic attacks d. Depression e. Self-esteem issues f. Feeling she must be perfect g. Having high expectations of herself h. Inability to eat (eating disorder) i. Committing to things she cannot finish j. Over stretching herself 2. Worker-Identified Issues Following the first interview‚ I tentatively identified the following as potential
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There are three significant theories of emotion that attempt to describe and explain the way we respond emotionally to stimuli. The first theory was created by William James and Carl Lange and is known as the James-Lange theory. They believed that our body responds first and then we interpret that response in an emotion. Alternatively‚ the second theory created by Walter Cannon and Philip Bard was called the Cannon-Bard theory and claimed that we have a bodily and emotional response simultaneously
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Stress is “the nonspecific response of the body to any demand for change” or a response to events that threaten or challenges a person in their day to day life. Stress can be good or bad. Sometimes‚ stress is helpful‚ providing people with the extra energy or alertness they need. For example‚ stress can give a runner the edge they need to finish a marathon‚ this would be an example of good stress‚ called eustress. unfortunately‚ there is also bad stress‚ called distress‚ (i.e losing a loved one‚
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Fighting For Dominance Tim O’Brien tells a highly emotional story‚ “The Things They Carried‚” in which he weaves two memories of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s life together. These two significant parts of Cross seem to be trying to compete to be the more dominant‚ one being of lovely Martha from back home who has captured Cross’s heart and attention; she sent him letters that “were not love letters‚ but Lieutenant Cross was hoping” (1) for a sweet declaration of love. Cross’s other life is that
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Scene Analysis The scene manifests the loneliness and troubles that Ree Dolly faces during her father’s predicament. It is evident that she is in-charge of all the affairs of the family because both her parents are incapable of performing them. Her mother is ailing and her father is on the run to avoid a conviction for making methamphetamine. The scene shows her as the dominant figure in the family and she is trying to convince the bondman that she will find her father’s killers. The scene reflects
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