Exam 8: Emotion and Health

Antigens are substances that are generated by the immune system and attack invading bacteria and viruses.

In response to "stress," the ___ release(s)stress hormones.

If you had to name one limbic system structure as the primary structure involved in emotions of fear and anxiety,it would be the:

Premenstrual syndrome is a form of defensive aggression.

James and Lange argued that physiological arousal is the result of emotional experiences.

Discuss the involvement of the amygdala in negative emotions such as fear and anxiety.How might anxiolytic drugs exert their effects in the amygdala?

Aggression in response to a threat is a type of ___ aggression.

Describe the neural circuit involved in defensive and predatory aggression in cats.What areas might be involved in human aggression?

Which of the following is consistent with an inhibitory role of serotonin in aggression?

Since you know that drugs that increase serotonin levels can decrease alcohol craving and consumption,you would expect that ___ would be part of medical treatment for alcohol abuse.

What are mirror neurons and what role might they play in particular emotions?

Distinguish between the different forms of aggression,studied mostly in animals such as cats.Name and describe the two types of human aggression that are similar to particular forms of aggression in animals.

The notion that physiological arousal is not the result of an emotional experience but is instead what produces an emotional experience is referred to as the ___ of emotion.

The anterior cingulate cortex is involved in the physical sensations of pain.

Most researchers studying humans distinguish between ___ aggression,which is impulsive and emotional,and ___ aggression,which is premeditated and relatively emotionless.

Damage to the prefrontal cortex reduces people's inhibitions and self-concern.

Posttraumatic stress disorder is an autoimmune disorder.

What can we conclude from studying PET and fMRI studies of emotion and brain activation?

Drugs that ___ serotonin levels ___ alcohol craving and consumption.

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder have been found to have signs of brain deficits.