PSY 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Cortisol, Macrophage, Cardiac Arrest
Garrett: Brain & Behavior, 3e
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a. Autonomic+system+and+physiological+involvement+in+emotion+
i. ='&>'-/%#2(?-'%&@+necessary+for+making+judgments+about+behaviors+and+their+
consequences+
ii. +,-%.-/+is+an+increase+or+decrease+in+physiological+activity+that+is+accompanied+
by+feelings+that+are+characteristic+of+the+emotion+and+accompanied+by+
characteristic+behavior+and+expressions+
iii. The+role+of+feedback+from+the+body+
1. A#,&8(B#/C&(%"&-'6+states+that+a+situation+causes+a+physiological+
reaction+in+an+individual,+which+is+then+interpreted+as+an+emotion+
2. D?"#?"%&'ED./C&'(?-C/.%.<&(%"&-'6+states+that+cognitive+appraisal+
determines+the+emotion+experienced+and+physiological+arousal+
determines+the+emotion’s+intensity+
3. F.''-'(/&4'-/8+respond+both+when+performing+a+behavior+and+
watching+the+behavior+in+others+
b. The++,-%.-/#2(G'#./+
i. B.,H.?(868%&,+is+a+forebrain+network+arranged+around+the+upper+brain+stem;+it+
contains+the+structures+most+important+in+emotion+but+emotion+involves+all+
levels+of+the+brain+
ii. The+#,6C0#2#+is+associated+with+fear+while+the+insular+cortex+and+basal+ganglia+
are+associated+with+disgust+
iii. The+#/%&'.-'(?./C42#%&(?-'%&@+is+thought+to+produce+conscious+emotional+
experience+by+combining+emotional,+attentional,+and+bodily+information+
c. The+='&>'-/%#2(!-'%&@+
i. The+$'&>'-/%#2(?-'%&@+is+the+final+destination+for+emotional+information+before+
action+is+taken+
ii. Damage+to+this+area+impairs+judgment+and+is+associated+with+violent+behavior,+
depression+and+schizophrenia+
iii. The+8I./(?-/04?%#/?&('&8$-/8&+measures+sweat+gland+activation+and,+thus+
sympathetic+nervous+system+activity+
d. The+J,6C0#2#+
i. The+#,6C0#2#+is+located+in+the+temporal+lobes+and+is+involved+in+negative+
emotions,+particularly+fear+and+anxiety+
ii. Fear+is+a+reaction+to+an+immediate+threat;+anxiety+is+apprehension+about+a+
future+event+
iii. Humans+with+bilateral+amygdala+damage+are+unusually+trustful+of+strangers,+
have+trouble+recognizing+fear+in+others’+faces,+and+have+inadequate+responses+
to+rewards+and+punishments+
e. Hemispheric+Specialization+in+Emotion+
i. Positive+emotional+perception+is+more+associated+with+the+left+frontal+area+while+
negative+emotional+perception+is+associated+with+the+right++
ii. Left+hemisphere+damage+results+in+increased+anxiety+and+sadness+while+damage+
to+the+right+hemisphere+diminishes+negative+emotional+responses+to+trauma+
