Biological approach - aggression NF
limbic theory of neural explanation involve structures such as
amygdala hypothalamus hippocampus
amygdala role
attaching emotional significance to sensory information
the limbic system plays a key role for what
how organism respond to environmental threats and challenged and thus believed to be the key factor in whether we respond aggressively or not to a external stimulus
damage to the hypothalamus can result in what - neural explanations
inappropriate aggressive response to a perceived threat
damage to the hypothalamus area can result in what - neural explanations
inappropriate aggressive responses to perceived threats
3 areas of biological approach
neural explanation genetic explanation hormonal explanation
main point for neural explanation of biological approach to aggression
Papez-Maclean Limbic theory
limbic system defintion - neural explanation
plays a key role in how organism responds to environmental threats and challenges and thus is believed to be the key factor in whether we respond aggressively or not to an external stimulus
hypothalamus role - neural explanations
regulation of antonymic nervous system that regulates responses to emotional circumstances
hypothalamus role - neural explanations
regulation of autonomic nervous system and regulates responses to emotional circumstances
proactive aggression definition - neural explanation
response in anticipation of reward
reactive aggression definition - neural explanation
response to a perceived threat
the limbic system connects to the cingulate gyrus - whats this responsible for
focusing attention on emotionally significant events
the limbic system has connections to the prefrontal cortex - whats this involved in
forward planning and anticipation of reward