Exam 10: Emotional Expression and Regulation

________ refers to an individual's ability to cope successfully with acute and chronic stressors.

fMRI studies in healthy subjects indicate heightened amygdala activity in response to pictures of fearful faces.

Which of the following is a consequence of cortisol release?

________ is characterized by increased exploratory behavior and a dampening of emotional responses like fear and aggression.

Reactive-impulsive aggression is more directly regulated by ___________.

Which of the following statements is consistent with the somatic marker hypothesis?

In cases such as ________, thorough contextual assessments are bypassed for a more immediate response.

Reactive-impulsive aggression is best exemplified by ___________,

________ by animals enable them to avoid conflicts over limited resources.

When fear responses are observed in rats, ___________ influences the selection of the appropriate response.

Larger adrenal glands, shrunken thymus glands and gastric stress ulcers are characteristics of Hans Selye's ________

When stress is acute or is present for short durations, much evidence suggests that stress leads to ___________.

Generally, high levels of serotonin in rodents are associated with ________.

In Papez's circuit, the ___________ played a pivotal role in directing information cortically and subcortically, resulting in emotional thoughts and feelings.

A common feature of structures involved in aggressive displays in rats is that they receive input either directly or indirectly from the ___________.

A monkey that exhibits less fear and aggression along with increased exploratory behavior might be demonstrating which of the following conditions?

Damasio's somatic marker hypothesis would be consistent with ___________.

The suggestion that emotions are influenced by both cognitive and physiological contexts is consistent with _________.

Couples in hostile marital relationships exhibit _____________.

Mice genetically engineered to lack the ______________ transporter exhibit increased aggression.