PSYC 273 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Amygdala, Cerebral Cortex, Raphe Nuclei
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Chapter 11: emotions, aggression & stress: emotion: a subjective mental state that is usually accompanied by distinctive behaviors as well as involuntary physiological changes, sensations of emotions result in activation of autonomic nervous system. Fight or flight response that prepares the body. Prepares the body to relax and recuperate for action. Theories of emotional processing: james-lange theory: suggested that emotions are caused by bodily changes. Loud noise-------think there is danger---------autonomic arousal-----------experience fear (palm sweat, etc: cannon-bard theory: suggested that it"s the brains job to decide which emotion is an appropriate response to a stimuli. Loud noise----------think there is danger-----autonomic arousal------experience fear at. Loud noise-------think theres danger-------experience fear----------autonomic arousal: schachters theory, polygraph: a device that measures several bodily responses, such as heart rate and blood pressure, plutchik theory: 4 basic emotions paired in opposites. *if a tiger is in front of you. *lesions to left side of the brain: depressing thoughts--------left side of the brain generally more emotional.
