The Part of the Subcortex Responsible for Regulation of the Emotions

question 35

Multiple Choice

The part of the subcortex responsible for regulation of the emotions is called the:

• A) cerebellum.
• B) pons.
• C) medulla oblongata.
• D) diencephalon.

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Definitions:

Motivation

The state in which an organism experiences an inducement or incentive to do something.

Emotion

A state of feeling that has cognitive, physiological, and behavioral components.

Psychodynamic Therapies

A range of therapeutic approaches that seek to reveal and resolve unconscious conflicts driving psychological symptoms.

Id

The psychic structure, present at birth, that represents physiological drives and is fully unconscious.