Emotions
Do our emotions have a purpose?
T/F
True
Do emotions activate widespread areas of our brain?
T/F
True
Psychological stress does not physically affect our health. T/F
False, psychological stress can lead to diseases such as cardio vascular disease and depression.
Emotions last longer than mood swings? T/F
True
If a event is negatively emotional, our brain is less likely to remember it. T/F
False, our brains will remember things more whether they are emotionally negative or positive. To help guide us in future design making.
The Amygdala is large and shaped like a grapefruit. T/F
False. The amygdala is small and almond shaped.
What effect does stress have on our strength of self control?
Depletes it (pg 84)
What are ways we as humans pick up on emotions? (2 examples needed)
Visual cues: posture, facial expressions, eye contact, body language
auditory cues: tone of voice, choice of words
How do our emotions come about?
Our emotions usually arise through sudden changes in thoughts, activities, and interactions with other people.
How many parts of the brain are mentioned in figure 6.1?
9
If someone is constantly stressed their amygdala will become?
Oversensitive
What are the five stages to calm our brain and deal with emotions?
1. Situation Selection
2. Situation Modification
3. Attention Deployment
4. Cognitive Change
5. Response Modulation
What part of the Limbic system of the brain is associated with memory?
Hippocampus
When things become to monotonous the brain struggles to stay focused and leads to what?
Stress
What does the VLPFC stand for?
Ventral lateral prefroctal cortex