CH.6

Question 1

the network of nerve fibers that connect the central nervous system to all the other organs of the body, help control involuntary activities (breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure, perspiration, and the like)

Answer 1

autonomic nervous system (ANS)

Question 2

the system of glands located throughout the body that help control important activities such as growth and sexual activity

Answer 2

endocrine system

Question 3

the nerve fibers of the autonomic nervous system that quicken the heartbeat and produce other changes experienced as arousal and fear

Answer 3

sympathetic nervous system

Question 4

the nerve fibers of the autonomic nervous system that help return bodily processes to normal

Answer 4

parasympathetic nervous system

Question 5

one route by which the brain and body produce arousal and fear

Answer 5

hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) pathway

Question 6

a group of hormones, including cortisol, released by the adrenal glands at times of stress

Answer 6

corticosteroids

Question 7

a disorder in which a person experiences fear and related symptoms soon after a traumatic event but for less than a month

Answer 7

acute stress disorder

Question 8

a disorder in which a person continues to experience fear and related symptoms long after a traumatic event

Answer 8

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Question 9

brain area, set in motion features of fear and arousal, activates autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the endocrine system

Answer 9

hypothalamus

Question 10

Dissociative disorder in which person develops two or more distinct personalities (subpersonalities)

Answer 10

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Question 11

Learning that becomes associated with the conditions under which it occurred, best remembered under same conditions

Answer 11

State-dependent learning

Question 12

Disorder, inability to recall important info and personal events

Answer 12

Dissociative Amnesia

Question 13

Form of dissociative amnesia, person travels to new location, assumes new identity, and simultaneously forget his or her past

Answer 13

Dissociative fugue

Question 14

Dissociative disorder marked by presence of persistent and recurring episodes of depersonalizations, derealization or both

Answer 14

Depersonalization-derealization disorder

Question 15

Form of crisis intervention which victims are helped to take abt their feelings and reactions to traumatic incidents

Answer 15

Psychological/ Critical Incident Stress debriefing