PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stressor, Classical Conditioning, Cortisol
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James lange: somatic theory, physiology first, cannon bard, thalamus simultaneously triggers fear and physiological effects, schachter singer, two factor theory, label (what) and level (how much, cognitive appraisal, no physiology, cognitive assessment leads to emotion. Neurophysiological basis of emotion: emotions are linked with ans activity, amygdala is involved in emotion, heart rate, breathing, sweaty palms, ect, processes emotional significance of stimuli, generates immediate emotion and behavioral reactions, damage to amygdala results in impairments in fear conditioning (classical conditioning, orbitofrontal cortex, especially those related to interpersonal interactions, damage causes inappropriate reactions to others" emotional expressions is involved in the processing of emotional cues. Stress and coping: stress (response, pattern of responses an organism makes to stimuli events that disturb its equilibrium and tax or exceed its ability to cope, stressor (trigger, internal or external event or stimulus that induces stress, process of dealing with internal or external demands that are perceived to be (response, coping threatening or overwhelming.
