MH701 Final Exam Questions and answers with 100% correct solutions | A+ Grade

How is the amygdala part of the brain involved in anxiety? * Amygdala is in the center of the brain near the hippocampus. * The amygdala rates the importance of an emotional event and activates the hippocampus accordingly. * Determines whether there will be a fear response and initiates your flight or flight response that helps you respond to a perceived threat. * When this response remains switched on and there is no danger, or gets switched on too easily, that is when it becomes an anxiety disorder. Then you can have an initiation of the flight or fight when memories or emotions occur. * The amygdala sends a response to the hypothalamus, which activates the pituitary and it activates the adrenal gland which secretes hormones (adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol)