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jwb375

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Elizabeth just found out that her boss wants to see her tomorrow and she is worried about the reason for that meeting. Robert broke his ankle in a pick-up game of football. If we could image Elizabeth's and Robert's brains at the time of their hurts, what would we expect to see?
 
  a. Elizabeth and Robert would show similar patterns of activity in their anterior cingulate cortices.
 b. Elizabeth and Robert would both show activity in their anterior cingulate cortices, but Robert's activity would be much more dramatic than Elizabeth's.
  c. Elizabeth would show greater activity in her amygdala, whereas Robert would show greater activity in his anterior cingulate cortex.
  d. Elizabeth would show greater activity in her anterior cingulate cortex, whereas Robert would show greater activity in his amygdala.

Question 2

A person with an anxiety disorder who engages in catastrophizing and worrying show unusually high levels of activity in the
 
  a. amygdala.
 b. anterior cingulate cortex.
 c. thalamus.
 d. nucleus accumbens.


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kescobar@64

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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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jwb375

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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