6C: Respoding to the world Flashcards
emotion
natural instinctive state of mind derived from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
3 elements of emotion
physio response, behavioral response, cognitive response
physiological response
changes in heart rate, breathing rate, skin temp, BP
behavior response
facial expression, body language
cognitive response
subjective interpretation of the feeling being experienced
universal emotions
emotions and corresponding expressions are universal (darwin said emotions are evolutionary)
7 basic emotions by Ekman
happiness, sadness, contempt, surprise, fear, disgust, anger
adaptive role of emotion
emotions are thought to be evolutionary adaptations due to situations encountered over the evolutionary history of the human species that guide sensory processing, physiological response, and behavior
3 theories of emotion
James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter-Singer
James-Lange theory of emotion
stimulus results first in physiological arousal, which leads to secondary response in which emotion is labeled. (I must be angry because my skin is hot and my BP is high)
Cannon-Bard theory
cognitive and physiological components of emotion occur simultaneously and result in behavioral component of emotion/action (I’m afraid bc I see a snake and my heart is racing, let me out)
Schachter-Singer theory
cognitive arousal theory, 2 factor theory, both arousal and labeling of arousal based on environment must occur in order for emotion to be experienced (I am excited because my heart is racing and everyone else is happy)
limbic system
complex set of structures that reside below cerebrum on either side of thalamus. system made up of amygdala, thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, fornix, septal nuclei, and parts of cerebral cortez
amygdala
small round structure that signals cortex about stimuli related to attention and emotions, processes environment, detects external cues, learns from surroundings to produce emotion. assc. with fear and human emotion thru interpretation of facial expressions. controls implicit mem (emotional memories)
thalamus
prelim sensory processing station, routes info to cortex and other areas.
hypothalamus
located below thalamus, synthesizes and releases variety of NTs. homeostatic fxns, modulates emotion. largely dictates emotional states thru controlling NTs that effect mood/arounsal
hippocampus
within temporal lobe, creates LT memories. aids in creating context for stimuli to lead to an emotional experience. storage of emotional memories are key in producing emotional response. controls explicit mem (emotional memories)
emotional memory
unconscious, implicit memory for emotions, storage of actual feelings in emotion associated with an event
distinguishing facial expressions
temporal/occipital lobe, lateralized so right hemi more active when discerning facial expressions
prefrontal cortex
anterior portion of frontal lobes assc. with planning intricate cog fxns, expressing personality, making decisions. recieves arousal input from the brain stem coordinating arousal and cognitive states. left = positive emotions, right = negative emotions
dorsal prefrontal cortex
assc. with attention and cognition
ventral prefrontal cortex
connects with regions of the brain responsible for experiencing emotion