Approaches
What approach focuses on the idea that all behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment
Behavioral
Depress neural activity, lessoning pain and anxiety. Pain killers, heroin and morphine, brain stops producing endorphins
Opiates
Part of the brain that contains interneurons and the cell bodies of motor neurons.
It is located beneath the brainstem and sticks out of the white matter.
Spinal Cord
excessive, irrational fear of being in public spaces
Agoraphobia
the factor the researcher manipulates (the cause)
Independent Variable
What Approach is based on their explanations of human behavior solely regarding an individual's biological processes.
Biological
Drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions: caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, ecstasy
Stimulant
A thick band of 100 million nerve fibers that support communication between the hemispheres.
Corpus Callosum
type of anxiety disorder involving persistent and generalized anxiety and worry
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
the behavioral or mental processes that are measured in an experiment (the effect)
Dependent variable
What approach considers the way that different individuals interact with their social groups and how these social groups influence different individuals and how they develop throughout their lives
Socio-Cultural
Hallucinogenic drug, acid
LSD
A system that is made up of the hypothalamus, thalamus, cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, and the amygdala.
The Limbic system
type of anxiety disorder involving the repeated occurrence of obsessions and/or compulsions
OCD
the patients and the researchers do not know which group is the control and which is the experimental
Double-Blind Procedure
What approach is a way of evaluating an individual as a whole, rather than looking at them only through a smaller aspect of their person
Humanistic
Drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions
Depressants
The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem
Cerebellum
class of psychological disorders involving changes in consciousness, memory, or self-identity
Dissociative disorders
an observation technique that uses an in depth study of an individual to see if it can reveal universal principles
Case Study
What approach operates on the belief that the brain is the most important aspect in relation to the way that an individual behaves or thinks.
Cognitive
A chemical substance that alters moods and perceptions
Psychoactive Drugs
Divided into four lobes: Temporal, Frontal, Parietal, and Occipital.
Cerebral Cortex
type of mood disorder characterized by mood swings from extreme elation to severe depression
Bipolar Disorder
the technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation
Naturalistic Observation