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6640073194emotion(comprised of three elements)cognitive, subjective and action0
6640080764cognitive(thinking) component:an appraisal or judgment;1
6640083590feeling (subjective) component:what a person experiences privately2
6640084896action(action tendency) component:either an action or tendency to an action3
6640089751sympathetic(fight or flight)(Walter B. Cannon)4
6640091071parasympathetic(restoration or relaxation)5
6640094819-James-Lange theory:emotions are made up of: cognitive appraisal of the situation comes first this leads to action and then emotion follows after the action6
6640097317ANS may be necessary for emotions because people with paralysis can not move but still experience emotionsANS may be necessary for emotions because people with paralysis can not move but still experience emotions7
6640100678Pure Autonomic Failure:rare condition of middle or late adulthood , ANS output to the body fails, stands up without ANS compensating for the effect of gravity, tend to faint, same emotions, but experience weaker8
6640102885BOTOX:experience emotions but they are weaker9
6640105601Mobius Syndrome:6th and 7th cranial nerves, always have blank expression10
6640108464the perception of the body's reactions is important for us to interpret our feelingsthe perception of the body's reactions is important for us to interpret our feelings11
6640111084Limbic System:forebrain areas bordering the brainstem, amygdala, cingulate cortex, hippocampus, fornix, various nuclei(septal, mammillary body), and parts of the thalamus & hypothalamus12
6640113427insula functions:monitoring the internal states of the body & interpreting states in terms of feelings & thoughts13
6640120080left hemisphere:more depressed, motivates to approach essential rewards like food, sex, social interactions; BAS-Behavioral Approach System(LH frontal/temporal lobes= low-moderate ANS arousal & tendency to approach to get a reward; happiness when rewarded or anger when not rewarded ) more facts; more outgoing, happier, fun-loving14
6640123693right hemisphere:stimulates intense vigilance & attention to potentially threatening situations; BIS -Behavioral Inhibition System(RH frontal/temporal lobes=increased attention and arousal, inhibits activity & tendency to fear and disgust) more emotions15
6640127361FFFS Fight-Flight-Freeze System(promotes behavioral response to immediate threats motivated by fear; associated with amygdala16
6640136345emotions are part of decision making- Joshua Green trolley car and footbridge experiment found that when we make decisions we activate diff brain areas if the decisions are laden with emotions, the areas associated with increased emotionality include cingulate gyrus, angular gyrus, and medial frontal gyrusemotions are part of decision making- Joshua Green trolley car and footbridge experiment found that when we make decisions we activate diff brain areas if the decisions are laden with emotions, the areas associated with increased emotionality include cingulate gyrus, angular gyrus, and medial frontal gyrus17
6640142996gut decision can sometimes be acceptable for decision making snake/spider response study- body given shock- if you are good at detection ANS responses you may have valid reactions about dangers- cant consciously detectgut decision can sometimes be acceptable for decision making snake/spider response study- body given shock- if you are good at detection ANS responses you may have valid reactions about dangers- cant consciously detect18
6640177705individuals with brain damage affecting their emotions make very poor decisions (Antonio Damasio); emotions have a part of decision making to make good decisions, similar findings for Dorothy Otnow Lewis with juveniles and adults sentenced for to death- 14/16 found brain damage early in lifeindividuals with brain damage affecting their emotions make very poor decisions (Antonio Damasio); emotions have a part of decision making to make good decisions, similar findings for Dorothy Otnow Lewis with juveniles and adults sentenced for to death- 14/16 found brain damage early in life19

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