Mental, Emotional, Social, and Physical Health
Learning Objective
I can analyze the interrelationship between mental, emotional, social, and physical health.
Key Concepts
The amygdala acts as an emotional alarm system, while the prefrontal cortex helps to tame emotional responses by evaluating situations.
The hippocampus is involved in encoding and consolidating emotional memories, linking emotions to the context in which they occur.
Early trauma and stress can lead to an overactive and oversensitive amygdala, which can override the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, leading to emotion-based reactions.
Practice Questions
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1. According to the video, what are the three primary brain regions involved in processing emotions, especially during stress and trauma?
2. The amygdala acts as an emotional alarm system. What specific role does it play in this capacity?
3. How does the hippocampus contribute to our emotional experiences?
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Educational Video
The Science of Emotion Regulation: How Our Brains Process Emotions
Dr. Tracey Marks