Stress Response and Anxiety Regulation
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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?

    <p>An increased risk of anxiety disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To evaluate the situation and respond with anxiety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Freudian perspective on anxiety?

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

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

    <p>Expected panic attack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter system is associated with increased anxiety?

    <p>GABA-benzodiazepine system</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is thought to contribute to anxiety and panic disorders?

    <p>Collections of genes in several areas on chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system has also been implicated in anxiety?

    <p>Noradrenergic system</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Unexpected panic attack</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To monitor and sense changes in bodily functions and relay potential danger signals to higher cortical processes</p> 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?

    <p>Behavioral Inhibition System</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To give a big boost to the Behavioral Inhibition System</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The brain stem</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To receive danger signals from the cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

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