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Emotions & Autonomic Nervous System: Patterns, Anatomy, & Expressions, Study notes of Psychology of Human Development

The components of emotional responses, focusing on the autonomic nervous system (ans) and its anatomical characteristics. The document also discusses the role of the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex in emotional responses, as well as the expression and recognition of emotions. Additionally, the document touches upon aggressive behavior and its relation to the ans and androgens.

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Emotion
Emotions As Response Patterns
Emotional responses consist of three
components
–Behavioral
Autonomic
Hormonal
Autonomic Nervous System
Two Branches
Sympathetic Branch
Parasympathetic Branch
Homeostasis
Fight-Flight
Fear
•Sex
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Emotion

Emotions As Response Patterns

  • Emotional responses consist of three components - Behavioral - Autonomic - Hormonal

Autonomic Nervous System

  • Two Branches
    • Sympathetic Branch
    • Parasympathetic Branch
  • Homeostasis
  • Fight-Flight
  • Fear
  • Sex

Anatomical Characteristics of ANS

  • Two neuron linkage
  • SNS:
    • Short preganglionic
    • Long postgangionic
    • Ganglion chain

Anatomical Characteristics of ANS

• PNS

  • Long preganglionic
  • Short postganglionic
  • Ganglion near effector organ
  • SNS – Diffuse in action
  • PNS – Discrete action

General Adaptation Syndrome

  • Three Stages
    • Emergency Response
    • Resistance
    • Exhaustion
    • Death

Stress

Eustress: Positive Stress Disstress: Negative Stress

Stress vs. Strain:: Stressor vs. Stress

Stress as environmental Stress as biological/ behavioral