Amygdala

stress isnt always a bad thing. it can he handy for a burst of energy. when stress becomes constant it actually begins to change the brain. chronic stress can effect brain structure and how it functions (J Bremner, 2006). Stress begins with the hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis.It is here, that a series of interactions between endocrne glands, the brain and kidneys occur. In turn, controling how the bodies reacts to stress. Therefore, when brain detects a stressful situation, HPA becomes…

By definition a juvenile is “A person who is not yet old enough to be legally considered an adult” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Despite this definition, America chooses to try juveniles as adults. Juveniles who commit certain violent crimes are subjected to being imprisoned in adult facilities. These violent crimes are known as the seven deadly sins and include murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation and armed robbery with…

McPherson, F., McGraw, L. (2013). Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, 19(5), 45-50. Fujo McPherson and Leigh McGraw used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design study utilizing (CAM) or complementary and alternative medicine to investigate the effectiveness of a pilot program for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients after using self-care behavior methods. They particularly related this belief…

recall these past experiences. One essential type of memory that helps us remember life events is the autobiographical memory. An essential subpart of the autobiographical memory is the emotional memory. Amygdala portion of the brain processes emotions from memories and memories of emotions. The amygdala processes the memories of emotional situations because it is active during an emotional situation. (LaBar & Cabeza, 2006; Phelps, 2004) According…

In week one of class we discussed the four historical approaches Humanism, Behaviorism, Cognitive and Psychodynamic. Of these four approaches I can identify with Behaviorism because of the three historical perspectives for this approach being Associative Learning, Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning. Operant Condition is a perspective that I can give an example of being used in my life. I work for a call center and in that environment; we have a quality assurance program. The…

Aggression: Men and Women By nature, men are considered more aggressive than women. However, through various studies, there are actually no differences reported between the sexes and aggressive behavior (Knapp, 2015). Google’s definition of aggression is 1) hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to confront or attack; synonyms hostility, aggressiveness, belligerence, bellicosity, force, violence. 2) the action of attacking without provocation, especially in beginning…

It is possible that the areas of the brain that control emotion, such as the amygdala, were activated during sleep, which caused me to feel emotions associated with the situation I was in in my dream, like frustration and anxiety. I have had many dreams that did not effect me emotionally at all, or dreams where I cannot remember…

When it comes to discussing biology in psychology there's a different aspect as how to go about viewing it. The brain operates in many different ways and controls your body. The natural approach trusts us to be as a result of our hereditary qualities and physiology. It is the main approach in brain science that looks at musings, sentiments, and practices from an organic and in this way physical perspective. All considerations, feeling and conduct at last have a natural reason. The investigation…

S01876886 UI317-01 Assignment #3: Reflections 1. Hormones and the brain are powerful influences on human sexual functioning. Perhaps two of the most important portions of the brain in terms of sexual functioning are the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, which make up the HPG axis. The HPG axis consists of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and the gonads – gonads being the testes in males and the ovaries in females. Together, the HPG axis regulates sex hormone production in a negative…

brain structures for cognitive and emotional functioning. The development of the brain is a process that starts from the back and moves forward to the more advanced parts of the brain. A remarkable fact that was stated within the text is that the amygdala is highly reactive to emotion however…