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emotional behavior for physiological psychology

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5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)   a serotonin metabolite  
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ACTH   See Adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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Amyloid-_ (or _-amyloid)   protein that accumulates to higher than normal levels in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease  
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Antibody   Y-shaped protein that fits onto an antigen and weakens it or marks it for destruction  
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Antigen   protein on the surface of a microorganism in response to which the immune system generates antibodies  
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Behavioral Activation System (BAS)   brain system associated with low to moderate arousal and a tendency to approach  
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Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS)   brain system associated with increased attention and arousal and inhibited action  
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Behavioral medicine   field that includes the influence of eating and drinking habits, smoking, stress, exercise, and other behavioral variables on health  
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Benzodiazepines   class of widely used antianxiety drugs  
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Cortisol   hormone released by the adrenal cortex that elevates blood sugar and enhances metabolism  
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Cytokines   chemicals released by the immune system that attack infections and communicate with the brain to elicit anti-illness behaviors  
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Diazepam-binding inhibitor (DBI)   brain protein that blocks the behavioral effects of diazepam and other benzodiazepines  
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Endozepine   brain protein that counteracts the effects of benzodiazepines  
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GABAA receptor complex   structure that includes a site that binds GABA, as well as sites that bind other chemicals that modify the sensitivity of the GABA site  
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General adaptation syndrome   generalized response to any kind of stress  
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HPA axis   hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal cortex  
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Immune system   set of structures that protects the body against viruses and bacteria  
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James-Lange theory   proposal that an event first provokes autonomic and skeletal responses and that emotion is the perception of those responses  
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Leukocyte   white blood cell; a component of the immune system  
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Limbic system   set of forebrain areas regarded as critical for emotion, which form a border around the brainstem, including the olfactory bulb, hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus of the cerebral cortex, and several other smaller structures  
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Panic attack   period marked by extreme sympathetic nervous system arousal  
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)   condition resulting from a severe traumatic experience, leading to flashbacks and nightmares about the traumatic event, avoidance of reminders of it, and exaggerated arousal in response to noises and other stimuli  
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Psychoneuroimmunology   study of the ways in which experiences, especially stressful ones, alter the immune system and how the immune system in turn influences the central nervous system  
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Pure autonomic failure   condition in which output from the autonomic nervous system to the body fails  
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Startle reflex   response that one makes after a sudden, unexpected loud noise or similar sudden stimulus  
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Stress   nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it  
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Turnover   release and resynthesis of a neurotransmitter  
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