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PSYC 375 EXAM 3 Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: Primary Emotions, 🗹🗹: Basic emotions that are universally recognized, including
surprise, happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust.
Q: Limbic System, 🗹🗹: A set of brain structures involved in emotion regulation,
including the amygdala and hippocampus.
Q: HPT Axis, 🗹🗹: The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, a key player in the
central nervous system that influences mood and well-being.
Q: Core Affect, 🗹🗹: A concept in Lisa Feldman Barrett's theory of constructed
emotion, consisting of valence (pleasantness) and arousal (activation level).
Q: Amygdala, 🗹🗹: A brain region notably involved in processing fear, anxiety, and
aggression.
Q: Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC), 🗹🗹: A brain region involved in regulating
emotions and integrating cognitive and emotional information.
Q: Social and Cultural Influence on Emotion, 🗹🗹: The idea that social narratives and
cultural contexts affect how we experience and express emotions.
Q: Behavioral Response, 🗹🗹: The observable actions and expressions that
accompany emotional experiences, such as facial expressions and body posture.
Q: Stress, 🗹🗹: A response to perceived threats or challenges that can affect physical
and mental health.
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Q: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS), 🗹🗹: Part of the autonomic nervous system
that prepares the body for 'fight or flight' responses.
Q: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS), 🗹🗹: Part of the autonomic nervous
system that promotes 'rest and digest' functions.
Q: SAM-CAT (Sympathetic Adrenal Medullary - Catecholamine Activation Theory),
🗹🗹: A stress response mechanism that mobilizes energy and resources for immediate
action.
Q: Robert Sapolsky, 🗹🗹: A prominent researcher in stress, known for his work in
endocrinology and biology.
Q: Trier Social Stress Test, 🗹🗹: A standardized method for inducing stress in a
laboratory setting, often used in research.
Q: Hormones involved in stress response, 🗹🗹: Epinephrine (E), Norepinephrine
(NE), Cortisol (Cort).
Q: Fight or Flight Response, 🗹🗹: The body's acute stress response that prepares an
individual to either confront or flee from a threat.
Q: Tend and Befriend, 🗹🗹: A stress response strategy that involves seeking social
support and nurturing others.
Q: Biopsychosocial Model of Stress, 🗹🗹: A framework that considers biological,
psychological, and social factors in understanding stress.
Q: D-cycloserine (DCS), 🗹🗹: An old tuberculosis drug used to enhance extinction
learning in exposure therapy.
Q: Exposure Therapy, 🗹🗹: A treatment method for reducing symptoms of fear and
anxiety by exposing patients to the feared object or context.
PSYC 375 EXAM 3 Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: Primary Emotions, 🗹🗹: Basic emotions that are universally recognized, including
surprise, happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust.
Q: Limbic System, 🗹🗹: A set of brain structures involved in emotion regulation,
including the amygdala and hippocampus.
Q: HPT Axis, 🗹🗹: The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, a key player in the
central nervous system that influences mood and well-being.
Q: Core Affect, 🗹🗹: A concept in Lisa Feldman Barrett's theory of constructed
emotion, consisting of valence (pleasantness) and arousal (activation level).
Q: Amygdala, 🗹🗹: A brain region notably involved in processing fear, anxiety, and
aggression.
Q: Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC), 🗹🗹: A brain region involved in regulating
emotions and integrating cognitive and emotional information.
Q: Social and Cultural Influence on Emotion, 🗹🗹: The idea that social narratives and
cultural contexts affect how we experience and express emotions.
Q: Behavioral Response, 🗹🗹: The observable actions and expressions that
accompany emotional experiences, such as facial expressions and body posture.
Q: Stress, 🗹🗹: A response to perceived threats or challenges that can affect physical
and mental health.
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Q: Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS), 🗹🗹: Part of the autonomic nervous system
that prepares the body for 'fight or flight' responses.
Q: Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS), 🗹🗹: Part of the autonomic nervous
system that promotes 'rest and digest' functions.
Q: SAM-CAT (Sympathetic Adrenal Medullary - Catecholamine Activation Theory),
🗹🗹: A stress response mechanism that mobilizes energy and resources for immediate
action.
Q: Robert Sapolsky, 🗹🗹: A prominent researcher in stress, known for his work in
endocrinology and biology.
Q: Trier Social Stress Test, 🗹🗹: A standardized method for inducing stress in a
laboratory setting, often used in research.
Q: Hormones involved in stress response, 🗹🗹: Epinephrine (E), Norepinephrine
(NE), Cortisol (Cort).
Q: Fight or Flight Response, 🗹🗹: The body's acute stress response that prepares an
individual to either confront or flee from a threat.
Q: Tend and Befriend, 🗹🗹: A stress response strategy that involves seeking social
support and nurturing others.
Q: Biopsychosocial Model of Stress, 🗹🗹: A framework that considers biological,
psychological, and social factors in understanding stress.
Q: D-cycloserine (DCS), 🗹🗹: An old tuberculosis drug used to enhance extinction
learning in exposure therapy.
Q: Exposure Therapy, 🗹🗹: A treatment method for reducing symptoms of fear and
anxiety by exposing patients to the feared object or context.
