Believed that behavior and personality are shaped using reinforcers or punishments.
B.F. Skinner
This study sure rings a bell… oh no, now I’m drooling! Featured classic conditioning.
Pavlov's Dog Expirement
A personality disorder that features the traits of disinhibition, meanness, and boldness.
Antisocial personality disorder
Recurrent insufficient sleep results in this. May lead to obesity, high blood pressure, and lower immune function.
Sleep debt
Treats depression and anxiety. Alters levels of serotonin and norepinephrine.
Antidepressants
Believed we could read skull bumps like palm lines to learn about a person's personality. Now discredited.
Franz Gall
A shocking study which showed how far people are willing to go to remain obedient.
The Milgram Experiment
A disorder characterized by recurring episodes of detachment from oneself or a sense of detachment from the world.
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
A rapid burst of high-frequency brain waves that may be important to memory and learning.
Sleep Spindles
Treats anxiety and agitation in OCD, PTSD, panic disorder, and social phobia. Depresses CNS activity.
Anti-anxiety Agents
Which two gentlemen categorized personality by a list of traits and axes?
Kant & Wundt
A study on aggression in children. Were children more aggressive after watching a caretaker be more aggressive to doll?
Bobo Doll Experiment
Personality disorder characterized by unstable relationships, self-image, and mood. Constant and crippling fear of abandonment.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Cycle of sleep in which the brain waves appear “awake”.
REM
Treats bipolar disorder. Treats episodes of mania as well as depression.
Mood Stabilizer
Conducted a study to categorize what way children form attachments with a caregiver.
Mary Ainsworth
I don’t ever want college to be a prison… A study that focused on the norms and social roles in prisons.
Stanford Prison Experiment
My doctor says I don’t qualify for The Big Sad. A disorder characterized by persistent sadness but doesn’t meet all criteria for MDD.
Persistent Depressive Disorder
A parasomnia where children may panic or scream in terror while still appearing asleep.
Night Terrors
Treats ADHD. Improves a person’s ability to focus on a task and maintain attention.
Stimulants
Believed children went through stages of cognitive development and use schema to learn to reason like an adult.
Piaget
Monkey see, monkey do… monkey needs mom’s comfort and so do you. A study which showed that we prefer comfort and safety over food.
Marijuana isn’t supposed to make you hear voices, right? A disorder that can be triggered sometimes by marijuana use at younger ages while the brain is still developing.
Schizophrenia
Lower frequency higher amplitude brain waves that occur during the second stage of sleep
Theta Waves
Treats schizophrenia and other severe thought disorders. Treat negative symptoms of schizophrenia by targeting dopamine and serotonin receptors. New meds may treat both positive and negative symptoms
Atypical Antipsychotics