Description

A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior
A complex, unlearned behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species
The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need
A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level
A positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior
The principle that performance increases with arousal only up to a point, beyond which performance decreases
Maslow's pyramid of human needs, beginning at the base with physiological needs that must first be satisfied before higher level safety needs and then psychological needs become active
The form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major source of energy for body tissues. When it's level is low, we feel hunger
The point at which an individual's "weight thermostat" is supposedly set. When the body falls below this weight, an increase in hunger and a lowered metabolic rate may act to restore the lost weight
The body's resting rate of energy expenditure
The four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson-excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution
A resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm
A problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or functioning
Sex hormones, such as estradiol, secreted in greater amounts by females than by males and contributing to female sex characteristics
The most important of the male sex hormones
A response of the whole organism, involving physical arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience
The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion arousing stimuli
The theory that an emotion arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion
The Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
A machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes) accompanying emotion
The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness
A sub field of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine
The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging
Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases-alarm,resistance, exhaustion
Under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend).
Literally, "mind-body" illness; any stress-related physical illness, such as hypertension and some headaches
The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.