Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Adrenergic

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Read p 457 to 470, finish chp 11. A lot of variation from set point = displeasure. Triggering the ras: collateral sensory information non specific, cortical feedback. Emotion provoking events perception (danger) perception of emotion (fear) bodily arousal. Emotion provoking events perception (danger) bodily arousal perception of emotion (fear) Izard: facial feedback changes in facial expression responsible for distinct emotion number of studies indicate that adopting appropriate expression yields emotion. Self reported happiness is higher in smile group. Stimuli seen as funnier for smile group etc . Patient (f. p. ) could not display emotions, but did report feeling emotional. Inject botox fmri scans before & after while displaying anger. Lower activity level in amygdala & brainstem after. Emotion provoking events appraisal bodily arousal. Emotion provoking events perception (appraisal) bodily arousal (intensity) perception of emotion (fear) In control group, epinephrine alone did not produce emotion. Subjects reported more anger, fear, and happiness in appropriate groups.