Chapter 11: Emotions, Aggression, and Stress

Question 1

james-lange theory

Answer 1

emotions are caused by bodily experience

Question 2

cannon-bard theory

Answer 2

the cerebral cortex simultaneously decides on the appropriate emo experience and activates the autonomic nervous system to appropriately prepare the body

Question 3

schacter-singer

Answer 3

our emo states are the results of interaction btw physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal

Question 4

facial-feedback hypothesis

Answer 4

the idea that sensory feedback from our facial expressions can affect our mood

Question 5

nucleus accumbens

Answer 5

a region of the forebrain that receives dopaminergic innervation from the VTA, often assoc with reward and pleasurable sensations

Question 6

decorticate rage

Answer 6

sudden intense rage characterized by actions that lack clear direction

Question 7

limbic system

Answer 7

a loosely defined, widespread group of brain nuclei that innervate each other to forma netowrk

Question 8

Kluver-Bucy syndrome

Answer 8

a condition brought about by bilaterial amygdala damage that is characterized by dramatic emo changes including reduction in fear and anxiety

Question 9

low road emotional processing

Answer 9

stimuli –> sensory organ –> thalamus –> amygdala ; bypasses conscious processing and allows for immediate reactions to fearful stimuli

Question 10

high road

Answer 10

stimuli –> sensory organ –> thalamus –> sensory cortex and thalamus –> amygdala

Question 11

VMH

Answer 11

a hypothalamic region involved in sexual behaviors, eating and aggression

Question 12

epinephrine

Answer 12

a compound that acts as both a hormone and as a synaptic transmitter

Question 13

norepinephrine

Answer 13

produced and released by sympathetic postganglionic neurons to accelerate organ activity