PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Locus Coeruleus, Social Anxiety Disorder, Sympathetic Nervous System
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It was a barbiturate that was very addictive but was thought to be safe by doctors and extremely beneficial as it calmed people down. All highly comorbid with agoraphobia: anxiety about being in situations from which escape is difficult or embarrassing. Panic attacks be described as strong physiological fear response associated with intense apprehension, fearfulness, or terror. Individuals experience anxiety disorders, costing billions $ Most anxiety disorders are associated with amygdala, except ocd seems more strongly correlated with thalamus, cingulate cortex, and other areas. Amygdala receives information from the nervous system sending info through the thalamus through two pathways: (i). thalamo-amygdala pathway sends unprocessed sensory info directly from thalamus to amygdala. Indicate basic features of a stimulus but not what it is (ii). Thalamo-cortical-amygdala pathwar sends sensory info to amygdala after processing in the cerebral cortex. Long route for info to reach amygdala from the thalamus. Hippocampus provides stimulus context and pfc inhibits activity important for fear extinction.
