A.P.

Psychology
Unit 11 Schedule: Modules 34 43
Motivation, Emotion & Stress
NOTE: Please have all readings listed on a given day DONE for that days class!
All page numbers refer to the Myers Psychology text.
A
Wed
2/17

Thurs
2/18

Fri
2/19
Mon
2/22

Tues
2/23

Wed
2/24

Thurs
2/25

Fri
2/26

Agenda
Socratic Seminar Modules 34 35
Introduction to Motivation
Instincts, drives & incentives, optimum arousal,
hierarchy of motives.
Hunger
Physiology and psychology
Activity Day Module 36
Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong
Physiology and psychology of sex
Adolescent sexuality
Sexual orientation
Sex and human values
The need to belong
Vocab Quiz Modules 34 36 (17 words)
Activity Day
Motivation Scrapbook page

Reading
pp. 470 473

Lecture Day
Modules 34 36 Brief Overview
Motivation at Work
Personnel psychology
Organizational psychology
Reading Day Module 38
Introduction to Emotion
Theories
Embodied emotion

pp. 500 511

Socratic Seminar Modules 38 39

pp. 524 532

Introduction to Emotion
Expressed Emotion
Nonverbal communication
Detecting and computing emotion
Culture and emotional expression
Effects of facial expression
Activity Day Module 40
Emotions Scrapbook page

Vocab Quiz Modules 38 40 (10 words)

Lecture Day Module 41
Stress and Illness
Stress and stressors
Stress and heart

Assignment
Packet
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pp. 474 480

Seminar
Reflection
pp. 482 499

Packet
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Vocab Quiz

Inquiry Report
Current
Article
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pp. 533 548

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Vocab Quiz
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Inquiry Report

Mon
2/29

Tues
3/1
Wed 3/2

Stress and susceptibility

Stress and AIDS
Reading Day Module 43
Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors
Smoking
Obesity
Social effects of obesity
Unit Review Modules 34 43

Current
Article
pp. 563 577

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Questions
Study for Test
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Unit Test

Big Questions: Do humans have instincts? How do drives and incentives motivate behavior?
How does the body communicate and cope with hunger? How does sex affect behavior? How
do facial expressions influence emotional experiences? How does stress affect our ability to
fight disease?
Unit 11 Objectives:
After you have read the chapters and taken notes, you should be able to do the following:
Module 34
Define motivation as psychologists use the term today, and name four perspectives useful for
studying motivated behavior.
Discuss instinct theory and its misuses.
Explain how drive-reduction theory views human motivation.
Discuss the contribution of arousal theory to the study of motivation.
Describe Maslows hierarchy of needs.
Module 35
Describe the physiological determinants of hunger.
Discuss psychological and cultural influences on hunger.
Explain how the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa demonstrate the influence
of psychological forces on physiologically motivated behaviors.
Module 36
Describe the human sexual response cycle, and discuss some causes of sexual disorders.
Discuss the impact of hormones on sexual motivation and behavior.
Describe the role of external stimuli and fantasies on sexual motivation and behavior.
Discuss some of the forces that influence teen pregnancy and teen attitudes toward contraception.
Describe trends in the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
Summarize current views on the number of people whose sexual orientation is homosexual, and
discuss the research on environmental and biological influences on sexual orientation.
Discuss the place of values in sex research.
Describe the adaptive value of social attachments, and identify both healthy and unhealthy
consequences of out need to belong.
Module 37
Discuss the importance of flow, and identify the three subfields of industrial-organizational
psychology.
Describe how personnel psychologists help organizations with employee selection, work
placement, and performance appraisal.

Define achievement motivation, and explain why organizations would employ an I/O
psychologist to help motivate employees and foster employee satisfaction.
Describe some effective management techniques.

Module 38
Identify the three components of emotions, and contrast the James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and twofactor theories of emotion.
Describe the role of the autonomic nervous system during emotional arousal.
Discuss the relationship between arousal and performance.
Name three emotions that involve similar physiological arousal.
Describe some physiological and brain pattern indicators of specific emotions.
Explain how the spillover effect influences our experience of emotions.
Distinguish the two alternative pathways that sensory stimuli may travel when triggering an
emotional response.
Module 39
Describe some of the factors that affect our ability to decipher nonverbal cues.
Describe some gender differences in perceiving and communicating emotions.
Discuss the research results on reading and misreading facial and behavioral indicators of
emotion.
Discuss the culture-specific and culturally universal aspects of emotional expression, and explain
how emotional expressions could enhance survival.
Discuss the facial feedback and behavior feedback phenomena, and give an example of each.
Module 40
Name several basic emotions, and describe two dimensions psychologists use to differentiate
emotions.
State two ways we learn our fears.
Discuss some of the biological components of fear.
Identify some common triggers and consequences of anger, and assess the catharsis hypothesis.
Describe how the feel-good, do-good phenomenon works, and discuss the importance of research
on subjective well-being.
Discuss some of the daily and longer-term variations in the duration of emotions.
Summarize the findings on the relationship between affluence and happiness.
Describe how adaptation and relative deprivation affect our appraisals of our achievements.
Summarize the ways that we can influence our own levels of happiness.
Module 41
Identify some behavior-related causes of illness and death, and describe health psychologys
contribution to the field of behavioral medicine.
Discuss the role of appraisal in the way we respond to stressful events.
Describe the dual-track system by which our body responds to stress, and identify the three
phases of the general adaptation syndrome.
Discuss the health consequences of catastrophes, significant life changes, and daily hassles.
Discuss the role of stress in causing coronary heart disease, and contrast Type A and Type B
personalities.
Distinguish between a psychophysiological illness and hypochondriasis.
Describe the effect of stress on immune system functioning.
Discuss the findings on the link between stress and AIDS.

Discuss the findings on the link between stress and cancer.

Describe the impact of learning on immune system functioning.

Module 42
Contrast problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
Describe how a perceived lack of control can affect health.
Discuss the links among explanatory style, stress, and health.
Describe some of the ways that social support acts as a stress buffer.
Discuss the advantages of aerobic exercise as a technique for managing stress and fostering wellbeing.
Compare the benefits of biofeedback and relaxation training as stress-management techniques,
and discuss meditation as a relaxation technique.
Discuss the correlation between religiosity and longevity, and offer some possible explanations
for this link.
Module 43
Explain why people smoke.
Discuss ways of helping smokers to quit smoking or preventing young people from ever
starting.
Discuss adaptive advantages and modern-day disadvantages of a body that stores fat.
Describe some of the social effects of obesity.
Discuss some research findings on the role of heredity and environment in determining body
weight.
Discuss the chances of success for an overweight person who wants to lose weight.
Modules 34 37 Overview
In these modules, you will learn about the hierarchy of motivation. From our instincts, to
external motivators, you will see how motivation may directly affect our behavior. Looking into the
physiology and psychology of hunger, psychologists can begin to explain certain eating disorders. Here,
you will also look at sexual motivation and the need to belong. Psychologists have studied every aspect
of human sexuality, from external stimuli, to sexual orientation. Psychologists look to find reason for our
need to belong; is it inherent in us, or is it because of our societys values? The text then moves to
describe motivation at work, diving into area specific psychology fields like I/O and Personnel
psychology. These particular psychologists look to see how motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic, may
help people to complete their daily responsibilities.
Modules 38 40 Overview
Emotions are not so easily defined, as psychologists have found. In these modules you can
explore the number of theories to explain the psychological and physiological impacts of emotions.
Psychologists have been working on finding the connection between our emotions and cognitive
processes. To explore expressed emotion, these modules tell how we detect and compute emotions.
Psychologists have also worked to identify cultural differences in expressing emotions and the
universality of certain expressions. This section ends with looking at the roots of emotion detection; how
do we know someone is angry? Sad? Happy?
Modules 41 43 Overview

Stress can come in all different forms. In recent research, psychologists have been working to
link stress and health. In these modules you will explore the world of stress and the affects it has on ones
health. You will come to understand the chemical reactions in our brains and bodies. Psychologists are
working on ways to help people cope with stress; from problem-focused to emotion-focused. There are
many methods of managing stress and in these modules you will explore and practice new techniques to
apply to your daily stressors. Managing and modifying behavior will have a long-term impact on your
health.

Key Terms
Using your own words, write a brief definition or explanation of each of the following. Do this after or while
reading the assigned pages for class.

Module 34
1. motivation
2. instinct
3. drive-reduction theory
4. homeostasis
5. incentive
6. hierarchy of needs
Module 35
7. glucose
8. set point
9. basal metabolic rate
10. anorexia nervosa
11. bulimia nervosa
Module 36
12. sexual response cycle
13. refractory period
14. sexual disorder
15. estrogen
16. testosterone
17. sexual orientation

Module 37
18. flow
19. industrial-organizational psychology
20. personnel psychology
21. organizational psychology
22. structured interviews
23. achievement motivation
24. task leadership
25. social leadership
Module 38
26. emotion
27. James-Lange theory
28. Cannon-Bard theory
29. Two-factor theory
30. Polygraph
Module 40
31. catharsis
32. feel-good, do-good phenomenon
33. subjective well-being
34. adaptation-level phenomenon
35. relative deprivation
Module 41
36. behavioral medicine
37. health psychology
38. stress
39. general adaptation syndrome
40. coronary heart disease
41. Type A

42. Type B
43. psychophysiological illness
44. lymphocytes
Module 42
45. coping
46. problem-focused coping
47. emotion-focused coping
48. aerobic exercise
49. biofeedback

Motivation Unit Study Guide Modules 34 37

Complete the following study guide as you read the assigned pages for class.

Introduction to Motivation pp. 470 - 473

1. Define motivation and name four perspectives that are useful for studying motivated
behavior.

2. Explain what instinct theory is and how it is misused.

3. Summarize what the drive-reduction theory is. How does this theory view human
motivation?

4. How does the arousal theory help psychologists to explain and study motivation?

5. List and explain the levels of Maslows hierarchy of needs.

Hunger pp. 474 - 480

6. Identify and describe the physiological determinants of hunger.

7. Compare and contrast the psychological and cultural influences on hunger.

8. Draw conclusions about how eating disorders demonstrate the influence of psychological
forces on physiologically motivated behaviors.

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong pp. 482 - 498

9. Explain what the human sexual response cycle is and list some causes for sexual
disorders.

10. What is the impact of hormones on sexual motivation and behavior?

11. What is the role of external stimuli and fantasies on sexual motivation and behavior?

12. List and describe some of the forces that influence teen pregnancy and teen attitudes
toward contraception.

13. Identify trends in the spread of sexually transmitted infections.

14. What are the current views on the number of people whose sexual orientation is
homosexual?

15. Discuss the importance of values in sex research.

16. Identify both healthy and unhealthy consequences of our need to belong.

Motivation at Work pp. 500 - 511

17. Identify the importance of flow and list the three subfields of industrial-organizational
psychology.

18. How do personnel psychologists help organizations with employee selection? Work
placement? Performance appraisal?

19. Define achievement motivation. Why would organizations employ an I/O psychologist
to help motivate employees?

20. What are some effective management techniques?

Emotion Unit Study Guide Modules 38 40

Introduction to Emotion pp. 514 - 523
21. Identify the three components of emotions, and compare the James-Lange, Cannon-Bard,
and two-factor theories of emotion.

22. Describe what happens in the autonomic nervous system during emotional arousal.

23. Identify the relationship between arousal and performance.

24. List three emotions that involve similar physiological arousal.

25. What are some physiological and brain patterns that are indicators of specific emotions.

26. How does the spillover effect influence our experience of emotions?

27. Identify and describe the two alternative pathways that sensory stimuli may travel when
triggering an emotional response.

Expressed Emotion pp. 524 531

28. Describe some of the factors that affect our ability to decipher nonverbal cues.

29. Identify some gender differences in perceiving and communicating emotions.

30. What are the results of the research on reading and misreading facial and behavioral
indicators of emotion?

31. Explain the culture-specific and culturally universal aspects of emotional expression, and
explain how emotional expressions could enhance survival.

32. Identify what the facial feedback and behavior feedback phenomena are and provide an
example for each.

Experienced Emotion pp. 533 - 546

33. Name several basic emotions and explain the two dimensions that psychologists use to
differentiate between emotions.

34. What are two ways we learn our fears?

35. Identify some of the biological components of fear.

36. What are some common triggers and consequences of anger.

37. Assess the catharsis hypothesis.

38. Explain how the feel-good, do-good phenomenon works.

39. What is the relationship between affluence and happiness?

40. Explain how adaptation and relative deprivation affect our appraisals of our
achievements.

41. How do we influence our own levels of happiness?

Emotion Unit Study Guide Modules 38 40

Stress and Illness pp. 550 - 561
42. What are some behavior-related causes of illness and death, and describe health
psychologys contribution to the field of behavioral medicine.

43. What is the role of appraisal in the way we respond to stressful events?

44. Describe the dual-track system through which our body responds to stress, and identify
the three phases of the GAS.

45. What are the health consequences of catastrophes? Significan life changes? Daily
hassles?

46. What is the role of stress in causing coronary heart disease?

47. Distinguish the difference between psychophysiological illness and hypochondriasis.

48. Explain the effect of stress on immune system functioning.

49. What is the link between stress and AIDS?

50. What is the link between stress and cancer?

Coping with Stress pp. 563 576

51. Compare problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.

52. How can a perceived lack of control affect health?

53. Explain the links among explanatory style, stress and health.

54. How can social support acts as a stress buffer.

55. What are the advantages of aerobic exercise for managing stress and fostering wellbeing?

56. Compare the benefits of biofeedback and relaxation training as stress-management

techniques, and discuss meditation as a relaxation technique.

57. What is the correlation between religiosity and longevity?

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors pp. 578 594

58. Why do people smoke?

59. Identify some ways in which smokers can quit, or preventing young people from ever
starting.

60. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a body that stores fat?

61. What are some of the social effects of obesity?

62. What does research suggest about the role of heredity and environment in determining
body weight?

63. Discuss the chances of success for an overweight person who wants to lose weight.