Chapter 8.1

Question 1

how is stressed releated to hunger?

Answer 1

stress increases arousal and is linked to increased food consumption

Question 2

stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalmus causes what?

Answer 2

animal to stop eating

Question 3

Emotion:

Answer 3

a feeling or display of feeling made in response to an event that has significance (environment, memories, etc.)

Question 4

Insulin injections stimulate what?

Answer 4

hunger

Question 5

What does the hypothalmus do physiologically?

Answer 5

governs physiologic functions such as temperature regulations, thirst, hunger, sleep, mood, sex drive and the release of other hormones within the body.

Question 6

what do you do to the lateral hypothalmus and ventromedial hypothalmus to cause the animal to eat continously?

Answer 6

stimulate lateral hypothalmus and destruct ventromedial hypothalmus

Question 7

Define obesity:

Answer 7

exceeds ideal body weight by 20+%

Question 8

define anorexia nervosa:

Answer 8

fails to maintain ideal body weight at a minimum of 85%

Question 9

Drive reduction:

Answer 9

state of relief and reward produced by removing the tension and arousal of the drive state

Question 10

the stimulation of the lateral hypothalmus causes what?

Answer 10

animal to eat continously, become more hungry

Question 11

explain the James-lange theory:

Answer 11

experience a stimulus, physiologically react, and then experience an emotion

Question 12

Drive:

Answer 12

state of tension and arousal triggered by cue important for survival

Question 13

explain the cannon-bard theory:

Answer 13

experience a stimulus, subcortically become active, and then physiologically react and experience an emotion

Question 14

what do you do to the lateral hypothalmus and ventromedial hypothalmus to cause the animal to stop eating?

Answer 14

destruct lateral hypothalmus and stimulate the ventromedial hypothalmus

Question 15

What is the glucostatic theory?

Answer 15

glucose levels impact feelings of satiation

Question 16

what are the names of the four theoryies of emotion?

Answer 16

1. common sense theory 2. James-lange theory 3. Cannon-bard theory 4. Two-factor theory

Question 17

destruction of the ventromedial hypothalmus causes what?

Answer 17

animal to eat continously

Question 18

low leptin levels stimulate what?

Answer 18

hunger

Question 19

what is a stomach signal that can signal us to stop eating!

Answer 19

the vagus nerve sends signal about the stretching of the stomach.

Question 20

what are some of the increases risks with obesity?

Answer 20

CVD. CHD, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, back problems etc.

Question 21

The destruction of the lateral hypothalmus causes what?

Answer 21

animal to stop eating, become less hungry

Question 22

explain the common sense theory:

Answer 22

experience a stimulus, experience an emotion, then physiologically react.

Question 23

the hypothalmus is responsible for the production of what?

Answer 23

many of the body’s essential hormones, chemical substances. These help control different cells and organs.

Question 24

Why is motivation and emotion put together?

Answer 24

share subjective feelings and engage in similar processes in the brain

Question 25

Two-factor theory:

Answer 25

experience a stimulus, physiologically react, congitivelly appraise (inerpret) the stimulus and reaction, and then experience an emotion. Best theory because of the appraisal

Question 26

Glucostats asses what?

Answer 26

levels of glucose in the blood stream

Question 27

Motivation:

Answer 27

Goal directed behaviour