01:830:340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Eric Kandel, Panic Attack, Tachycardia
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Jenny is a 22 year old college student. She had a panic attack during her first chemistry exam. She has symptoms in the same class. She has these symptoms in other classes too. Went to the doctor and there is no biological cause. What is causing jenny"s illness? (integrative and nothing occurs in isolation) Neutral stimulus that is making her anxious is the classroom. Usually the classroom wouldn"t make a person anxious, but for jenny the pairing of taking the test and the autonomic surge made jenny learn that she might have a panic attack. Psychiatrist might try to make her not avoid class by putting her in the classroom and having her not leave. Jenny might not be doing well in school because she isn"t going to class. We cannot attribute a single gene to an effect. Might increase a risk, but does not guarantee. Eric kandel- learning affects the genetic structure of cells.
