With Age, the Emotional, Reactive Hot System Is Increasingly Subordinated

question 21

Multiple Choice

With age, the emotional, reactive hot system is increasingly subordinated to the cognitive, reflective cool system, as a result of

• A) diffusion of executive function.
• B) improved functioning of the prefrontal cortex.
• C) temperaments subjected to inconsistent discipline.
• D) decreases in self-control.

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Definitions:

Mood Disorder

A disorder affecting one’s emotional state, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorders.

Modeling

A process of learning in which a person acquires responses by observing and imitating others. Also, a therapy approach based on the same principle.

Teenager

A person in the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, typically between the ages of 13 and 19.

Suicide Attempt

An act with the intention of causing one's own death, which does not result in death.