Question

1. A) What could the differences in symptoms be of two adults with bilateral amygdala damage (one adult incurred lesions in early childhood and the other in adulthood)?

B) How can you test the behavioral differences between the two adults?

C) What interventions would you recommend in either case?

Answer 1

A, Damages to the amygdala causes a problem with memory formation, emotional sensitivity, depression, fear, learning, and remembering. Damages to the limbic system interfere with the balance in the hormone
system. in early childhood impact of bilateral amygdala damage, there will be less cognitive empathy, impulsive behavior, impairments in reciprocal social interaction, abnormal development and use of language, abnormal behavior, and less interest, autism, anxiety. In adulthood there will be damage that causes their mind deficit, emotional empathy, lacking, extreme fearlessness, abnormal frightening stimuli,negative behavior and attitude, psychopathy, antisocial behavior, total altruism. The amygdala plays an important role in inhibiting the modulation of emotional responses.
B, Structural MRI analysis finds out the amygdala dysregulation. amygdala lesions in early childhood show less overall activity.MRI studies indicate substantial growth development in adolescents through developing amygdala, it shows amygdala increase in size from five years of age to adulthood.it clearly identifies development in origin where disorder starts and where there is amygdala pathological dysfunction.
C, Behavioral intervention for both adults improve their behavioral functioning, early interventions service, family support, transition in adulthood, child trauma care, healthy lifestyle practice improve their behavior and quality of life. theraputic interventions targetting potential comorbid symptoms improve the quality of life for two adults, therapies interventions target their core symptoms, comfortable environment avoid their fear and anxiety level.