PSY331H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sympathetic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Bronchus
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Where do you feel emotions: emotions in the body are usually felt in different parts of the body for different emotions. Depression is associated with low activity limbs feel lethargic. Shame is associated with blushing felt in the face. The autonomic nervous system: system which is sending and receiving information about the body to the brain. In control of your internal organs, glands, heart, etc. These processes are under the conscious awareness: the ans has two branches. Sympathetic nervous system in charge of mobilizing the body for action. Fight or flight response activated when in a threatening or stressful time. Dilates pupil, inhibits flow of saliva, accelerates heartbeat, dilates bronchi, check slides. These activates are geared towards getting your body more active so that the body can get away from threat or approach reward. Parasympathetic nervous system tend and befriend" or rest and digest" system. This system is active when it is not a threatening or stressful time.
