AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The catharsis hypothesis refers to the idea that:
A
all emotions are under the influence of the autonomic nervous system.
B
anger is reduced by aggressive action or fantasy.
C
successful performance is influenced by level of physiological arousal.
D
humans tend to adapt to a given level of stimulation.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Catharsis Theory. The theory of catharsis is one popular and authorita-tive statement that venting one’s anger will produce a positive improvement in one’s psychological state. The word catharsis comes from the Greek word katharsis, which literally translated means a cleansing or purging.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abstract. Previous studies have found that “general catharsis", such as hitting sandbags, does not reduce but increases an individual’s anger feeling and aggressive behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 The suggestion that sport and play afford opportunities to discharge natural impulses, such as aggression. 2 The suggestion that pent-up emotions, anger, and frustrations can be purged by expressing one’s feeling’s through aggression.

Detailed explanation-4: -Catharsis is a concept in psychoanalytic theory wherein the emotions associated with traumatic events come to the surface. The word has its origin in a Greek term for cleansing or purging, and catharsis is associated with the elimination of negative emotions, affect, or behaviors associated with unacknowledged trauma.

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