PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hypomania, Road Rage, Cardiology
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Limbic system: controls all of the emotions of an individual. Related explanation holds that high neuroticism people have richer networks of association surrounding memories of negative emotion unpleasant material is more accessible. One type of unpleasant information is poor health link between neuroticism and self-reported health complaints. Major diseases categories are not related to neuroticism. But neuroticism is related to diminished immune functioning during stress. Matthews" attentional theory that high neuroticism people pay more attention to threats and unpleasant information in environments. Depression: you know it"s ridiculous while experiencing it. You know that there are other people who manage to listen to do daily tasks and that it"s not a bid deal yet depressed individuals cannot figure out any way around it. The treatments we have for depression are not very effective, extremely costly: come with innumerable side effects. Three things people tend to confuse: depression, grief, and sadness: grief: explicitly reactive.
