Emotional Response Components

Question 1

What are the 3 emotional components?

Answer 1

Behavioral
Autonomic
Hormonal

Question 2

What is the Behavioral Component responsible for?

Answer 2

1) Muscular movements or overt responses to a specific situation.
2) running, jumping, and facial expression

Question 3

What is the Autonomic Component responsible for?

Answer 3

Physiological responses that provide quick release of energy and facilitate beh response.

activation of sympathetic ns to increase HR, increase blood to muslces and away from the GI tract, etc.

Question 4

Hormonal Component, what’s it do?

Answer 4

Facilitate autonomic responses

hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla ie. adrenaline (epinephrine) increase blood to muscles and cause nutrients stored in muscles to covert to glucose for more energy.