Stress Response and Anxiety Regulation

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

What is the primary response when the Behavioral Inhibition System is activated?

A sudden increase in serotonin levels

A feeling of uncontrollability

An immediate alarm and escape response

Freezing, experiencing anxiety, and evaluating the situation (correct)

Which structure is involved in the fight/flight system?

Amygdala (correct)

Basal ganglia

Cerebellum

Cerebral cortex

What is partly responsible for activating the fight/flight system?

An increase in dopamine levels

An increase in serotonin levels

A decrease in dopamine levels

A decrease in serotonin levels (correct)

What is the result of cigarette smoking as a teenager, according to one study?

An increased risk of anxiety disorders Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Behavioral Inhibition System according to Gray and McNaughton?

To evaluate the situation and respond with anxiety Signup and view all the answers

What is the Freudian perspective on anxiety?

Anxiety is a psychic reaction to danger surrounding the reactivation of an infantile fearful situation Signup and view all the answers

What type of panic attack occurs when you know the situation that triggers it?

Expected panic attack Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter system is associated with increased anxiety?

GABA-benzodiazepine system Signup and view all the answers

What is believed to be central to the expression of anxiety and depression?

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) system Signup and view all the answers

What is thought to contribute to anxiety and panic disorders?

Collections of genes in several areas on chromosomes Signup and view all the answers

Which system has also been implicated in anxiety?

Noradrenergic system Signup and view all the answers

What type of panic attack occurs when you don't know when or where it will occur?

Unexpected panic attack Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the limbic system in relation to anxiety?

To monitor and sense changes in bodily functions and relay potential danger signals to higher cortical processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the system in the limbic system identified by Jeffrey Gray that is heavily involved in anxiety?

Behavioral Inhibition System Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following neurotransmitter systems is directly related to the CRF system?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the amygdala in the Behavioral Inhibition System?

To give a big boost to the Behavioral Inhibition System Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of danger signals that activate the Behavioral Inhibition System?

The brain stem Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the septal–hippocampal system in relation to anxiety?

To receive danger signals from the cortex Signup and view all the answers