Discuss the involvement of the amygdala in negative emotions such as fear and anxiety. How might anxiolytic drugs exert their effects in the amygdala?
What will be an ideal response?
Although the amygdala participates in other emotions, its role in fear and anxiety has been researched the most thoroughly. Fear is an emotional reaction to a specific immediate threat; anxiety is an apprehension about a future, and often uncertain, event. Stimulating the amygdala produces fear in human subjects.
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What will be an ideal response?
Restating and clarifying what another person says is central to?
a) systematic desensitization. b) free association. c) spontaneous recovery. d) active listening.
As long as middle-aged adults continue to eat the same amounts they ate in young adulthood, they will have no problems with weight gain as they age
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Being overweight is defined in relation to a person's
A. weight. B. waist circumference. C. body mass index. D. height.