L6: THREAT, FEAR & EMOTION Flashcards
state the 3 basic types of danger response
freeze
fight
flight
what type of response are the danger responses
skeletomotor and autonomic
how are the danger responses autonomic?
the sympathetic branch is relevant for reactions to threat and danger
- increased heart rate, respiratory rate, sweating and pupil / blood vessel dilation
what brain region controls response to threat
hypothalamus
what effect does adrenaline have during the fear response
released from adrenal medulla, enhances systemic effects of sympathetic neuronal activity
what are the 3 components of fear and emotions?
- skeletomotor
- physiological
- subjective feeling
define James Lange theory of emotion
it is the sensations and perceptions produced by bodily signals that cause emotion
- sensory perception
- somatosensory & visceral receptors stimulated
- emotional experience
