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Discuss the Criticisms and Alternatives to the James-Lange Theory of Emotions.Focus

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Discuss the criticisms and alternatives to the James-Lange theory of emotions.Focus on Schacter and Singer's cognitive theory of emotion.


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Social Health

An individual's capacity to form satisfying interpersonal relationships with others and to adapt comfortably to different social situations.

Fight-or-Flight

A physiological response to perceived danger or threat, preparing the body to fight or flee from the threatening situation.

Tend-and-Befriend

A theory suggesting that in response to stress, individuals, especially women, are predisposed to caring for offspring and seeking social support.

Continuum

A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.

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