The Structures of the Limbic System Play an Important Role

question 180

Multiple Choice

The structures of the limbic system play an important role in ________ and ________.

• A) heart rate; breathing
• B) breathing; decision making
• C) memory; emotion
• D) spatial tasks; sequential tasks

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Definitions:

Penis Envy

A controversial psychoanalytic concept proposed by Freud, suggesting that during development, females experience anxiety and feelings of inferiority upon realizing they do not have a penis.

Neo-Analytic Theorists

The psychodynamic theorists who came after Sigmund Freud and took his ideas in new and interesting directions.

Sigmund Freud

Originating from Austria, he was a neurologist who pioneered psychoanalysis, which involves treating mental health issues through discussions between therapists and patients.

Collective Unconscious

A concept in psychology referring to the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.