Emotional Behaviours

The major components of an emotional response include:

The autonomic component of an emotional response functions to

The neural systems that comprise fear are integrated by neurons within the

Activation of the _____ nucleus and the _____ elicits an emotional response

The expression of an emotional response is inhibited by input from the

Elevated levels of which neurotransmitter inhibits aggression

Which drug would be expected to inhibit aggression

A human male who has a long record of assault, arson and murder, would be expected to show ____ levels of _____ in his cerebrospinal fluid

Phineas Gage, who was injured when a steel rod was accidentally driven through his skull, exhibited impulsive, emotional behavior as a result of widespread damage to his

Which of the following is an example of a moral dilemma

A combination of inadequate activation of the ______ and enhanced activation of the _______ may result in excessive anger that results in harm to other people

Electrical stimulation of the ventral periaqueductal gray matter would produce

The adrenal glands respond to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and they release

The autonomic nervous system is divided into two parts; the ________ nervous system (which prepares the body for emergency action) and the _______ nervous system (which calms the body):

A search for happiness centre in the brain is unlikely to be successful because