Exam 12: Emotional Behaviors

Which of the following conditions most resembles the effects of amygdala damage?

The right hemisphere seems to be more responsive to emotional stimuli than the left hemisphere.

Chemicals released by the immune system that attack infections and communicate with the brain to elicit anti-illness behaviors are:

When people were forced to smile, by clenching a pen between their teeth, how did they rate a cartoon they were reading?

Hans Selye's defined stress in terms of:

Briefly describe the startle reflex.

Which of the following has been associated with an increased probability of suicide attempts?

Someone who had developed a tolerance to alcohol is likely to show a cross-tolerance to:

Amygdala activation to angry and fearful expressions suggests that the amygdala responds most strongly:

At the center of the GABA? receptor is a:

If a monkey with low serotonin turnover survives, they are more likely to:

Emotions are important for decision making.

A leukocyte attacks when it finds a cell with foreign:

Damage to the insular cortex impairs the sense of taste and the ability to recognize:

Experiencing nightmares about a traumatic event, avoiding reminders of it, and exaggerated startle response are symptoms of:

Blood and urine levels of which chemicals are related to a history of violent suicide attempts?

Stimuli that are below the level of conscious detection:

Tryptophan hydroxylase is the enzyme that converts ____ into ____.

The classical illness behaviors such as fever, sleepiness, and lack of appetite are caused by:

Information reaches the pons within 3 to 8 ms after a ____, and the full startle reflex occurs in less than two-tenths of a second.