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Physio Final Emotion
Emotion Ch 10
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Psychology
Graduate
06/11/2009

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Name 3 response patterns?
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behavioral, automomic, hormonal
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This receives info from senses, sensory cortices, hippocampus; and sends info to medulla, hypothalamus, midtbrain, and pons; and mediates effects of pheromones on reproductive physiology
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amygdala
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The amygdala has receptors for what two drug classes in its central nucleus?
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benzodiazapine; opiates
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Animals with a destroyed amygdala show these symptoms:, humans:
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less ulcers, lower stress hormones, tame; less startle, less recall for unpleasant memoreis
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Higher amygdalar function is associated with what disorder?
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social anxiety (all anxiety disorders)
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Stimulating ______ produces physical fear sx, ____ produces fear emotions.
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hypothalaus, amygdala
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This structure gets info from frontal lobe, sensory systems, amygdala; sends info to amygdala, hippocampus, temporal lobe, hypothalamus
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orbitofrontal cortex
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This structure is involved in emotional expression, assessing consequenes, interpreting cues, and reacting to complex situations; lesions produce irresponsibility
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orbitofrontal cortex
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Which side of a face is more expressive?
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Left
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Damage here means you can't recognize facial emotion, or express emition facially or with voice
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R hemisphere and/or amygdala
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This theory states that we are "self-observers" - our situation elicits physio responses that we label as feelings
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james-lange theory
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This area is excited/inhibited by actions of the amygdala andhypothalamus
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PAG (periaqueductal grey matter)
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