Emotions and Motivations

lower blood pressure

improve muscle strength

slow age-related cognitive decline

all of the above

being sent to jail

getting divorced

being fired from work

death of a spouse

basal metabolic rate

resting heart rate

relaxing glucose level

normal insulin level

facial feedback

interpersonal intelligence

emotional regulation

emotional contingency

facial expression

crying

swearing

tone of voice

fight or flight response

hurt then help response

fist and knees response

tend and befriend response

over-confidence

self-efficacy

self-doubt

peer review

thalamus

hypothalamus

frontal cortex

amygdala

arousal plus cognition

arousal plus intelligence

attribution plus explanation

attribution plus cognition

huge

significant

small

non-existent