Alexithymia Occurs Because Damage to the ____________ Causes the Physiological

question 71

Multiple Choice

Alexithymia occurs because damage to the ____________ causes the physiological messages associated with emotions to ____________ the brain centres that interpret emotions.

• A) amygdala; fail to reach
• B) limbic system; be suppressed by
• C) frontal cortex; be suppressed by
• D) prefrontal cortex; fail to reach

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Definitions:

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that fire both when an individual acts and when the individual observes the same action performed by another, thought to be related to understanding actions, empathy, and learning through imitation.

Emotions

Complex psychological states involving thoughts, feelings, physiological changes, and behaviors in response to stimuli.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a previously learned behavior is reduced and eventually disappears when reinforcement is no longer provided.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a concept that involves increasing the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a positive or removing a negative stimulus.