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Emotions Flashcards

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Limbic system

A

HAT hippo!

Hypothalamus: regulated ANS (symp./parasymp)

Amygdala: anger, fear, anxiety

Thalamus: relay station

Hippocampus: CHANGES short term memory–> LTM

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Prefrontal cortex

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What makes us human

Logic

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Right hemisphere of brain

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Negative emotions

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Left hemisphere of brian

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Positive emotions

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Universal emotions (facial expressions)

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Happiness

Sadness

Surprise

Fear

Disgust

Anger

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James-Lange thy

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Emotions follow body responses

Your body cries so you’re sad as a result

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Cannon bard thy

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Event —>physiological response
—> emotion

The two occur simultaneously.

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Schachter singer thu

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Physiological response then Consciously label the situation and then you feel emotion

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Lazarous thy

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Cognitive appraisal—>emotion
—>physiological response

Simultaneous

Like canon bard + cognitive appraisal

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