Steve Peters lecture Flashcards
1
Q
OFC
A
orbital frontal cortex
2
Q
DLPFC
A
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
3
Q
why do human make emotional decisions?
A
• OFC has tracts going up to DLFC to knock it out of action – leads you to make emotional decision
4
Q
functions of DLPFC
A
decision making
conscious awareness of self
long term success
reality of what IS happening
5
Q
functions of OFC
A
decision making short term success expectation of what SHOULD happen • No control • Works with feelings and intuition • Cannot keep perspective • Makes decisions about what is successful • Keeps repeating successful behaviours
6
Q
problems with decision making
A
how do you define success? different of OFC and DLPFC
7
Q
how to make effective decisions
A
Acceptance → plan – try to ignore OFC and change to DLPFC
