COGSCI 180 MIDTERM EXAM | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+

COGSCI 180 MIDTERM EXAM | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Dissociation from the Self - Answer -Dissociation/dissociative disorders often linked to trauma During traumatic experiences, intense desire to act happens while paralyzed with horror - body/brain "freeze" → dissociate to avoid physical/emotional pain Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Answer -Develops in response to a shocking/scary/dangerous event Symptoms: disturbing thoughts/feelings/dreams related to events, mental/physical distress to trauma-related cues Neurologically, PTSD characterized by: hyperarousal, dissociation, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, negative changes in thinking and mood, increase in fight-or-flight responseDissociative aspect of trauma - Answer -The trauma experience entails urge to take action (fight or flight) @ same time that one is paralyzed by helplessness - Sense of horror "frozen" in body → person dissociates As a result, little/no connections form between neocortex & memory storage/emotional centers (e.g., amygdala) PTSD associated with over-activation of brain's opioid system → numbing of feelings, sense of being cut off from life/concern about others' feelings Psychotherapeutic treatment for PTSD may take the form of... - Answer - 2 forms: 1) Cognitive behavioral therapy: patient retells/reconstructs story of trauma in safe environment (play therapy for children) 2) Somatic therapies: - In trauma, sense of horror gets "frozen