Emotion And Mood Flashcards
Name ekmans 6 basic emotions
Anger Joy Disgust Sadness Fear Surprise
How is the theory of universal facial expression of emotion proved
Blind children use the same muscles to make expressions even though they have never copied anyone
At what age do you develop distress and contentment
Birth
At what age did you develop happiness and sadness
3 months
At what age do you develop anger and surprise
4-6 months
At what age do you develop fear
7-8 months
At what age are all basic emotions present
9 months
What are the four components of an emotional response
Conscious feelings
Actions
Physiological arousal
Motivational programmes
what is the James Lange theory of emotion?
We feel sorry because we cry. Cortex is fed by the most reaction
What is the cannon bard theory of emotion
Physiological changes and subjective feelings are separate and independent
What is the schachter-singer two factor theory of emotion
When an emotion is felt a physiological arousal occurs and the person uses the immediate environment to search for emotional cues to label the arousal
What is emotional state mediated by
Peripheral autonomic
Endocrine
And motor responses
What brain regions at involved in emotion
Amygdala
Frontal parahippocampal and cingulate cortices
Hypothalamus
What does the amygdala control
Limbus system involved in emotional response, largely associated with fear but also involved in pleasure responses
Mediates autonomic expression and cognitive experience of emotion
Define affect
The experience of feeling or emotion
What is affect display
A facial vocal or gestural behaviours that serves as an indicator of affect
Define depression
Depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure for 2 weeks or more + 4 of Significant weight change fatigue Altered sleep Psychomotor agitation Reduced concentration Feelings of worthlessness/guilt/inappropriate grief Thoughts of death or suicide
What is mania
Elevated mood/euphoria Agitated Impulsive Easily distracted Racing thought Rapid/uninterruptible speech
What is psychosis
Suggest 4 positive and three negative symptoms
Loss of touch with reality Positive: Hallucinations Paranoia Delusions Disorganised thoughts Negative: Unresponsive/unexpressive Social withdrawal Poor motivation/judgement
What is the anatomy of Autism
Abnormalities in connectivity of limbic-stratal ‘social’ brain structures
Reduced mirror neutron activity in the inferior frontal gyrus
What is psychopathy
Abnormal/deficit emotional responsiveness Disturbed social interaction Diminished ability to learn from punishment -selfish -superficial -cold -dominant Inability to feel deeper feelings Indifference to others Lack of empathy or remorse
What is flat/blunted affect and what disorders might it occur
Lack of emotional responsibility in facial or vocal expression
Depression
Schizophrenia
Parkinson’s
What are the principals of basic/universal emotions
Innate
Rapid onset
Consistent among cultures
