Abnormal Psychoology
General Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Biopsychology
Neuropsychology
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What is Abnormal psychology the study of?
Patterns of behavior, thought or emotion that may indicate a mental disorder.
100
What is the Frontal Lobe?
Part of the brain responsible for thinking, planning and decision-making!
100
What is Developmental psychology?
The study of how people change physically, mentally and socially throughout life.
100
The basic unit of the nervous system that sends and receives messages is...
Neuron!
100
Which lobe of the brain is this ?
Temporal Lobe
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Which anxiety disorder can develop after experiencing a traumatic event?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
200
What psychologist is known as the "Father of Psychoanalysis "
Sigmund Freud
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Which psychologist created a stage theory of cognitive development, including the sensorimotor and preoperational stages...
Jean Piaget
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What is a neurotransmitter?
Chemical messenger that carries signals across synapse from one neuron to another
200
What is the Hippocampus?
The brain structure is essential for forming new declarative memories.
300
What neurotransmitter is often associated with schizophrenia?
Dopamine
300
What is Neuroplasticity ?
The brains ability to change and adapt.
300
Term that is referred as a "strong emotional bond between an infant and their caregiver"
Attachment
300
The brain structure responsible for regulation vital functions such as heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure is the...
Medulla
300
Which brain structure regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, and the endocrine system via the pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus
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What term describes the coexistence of two or more disorders in the same person?
Comobidity
400
Part of the brain that coordinates movement and balance and is sometimes called the "Little brain"
Cerebellum
400
The Piaget stage where children develop the ability to think logically about concrete events is ...
Concrete operational stage!
400
What is fMRI?
(functional magnetic resonance imaging)
Imaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow, often used to see which areas are active during specific tasks.
400
These neurons are involved in emotion, especially fear and aggression...
Which is..
Amygdala
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Maria believes her coworkers are secretly plotting against her and that the TV news anchor is sending her hidden messages through the screen. She avoids others, speaks in a flat tone, and sometimes laughs at inappropriate times.
Schizophrenia
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What is conformity?
People change their behavior to fit in with a group, even if they privately disagree.
500
Which type of attachment is marked by a child showing distress when caregiver leaves but feel comforted upon their return?
Secure attachment
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This lobe of the cerebral cortex is primarily responsible for processing visual information..
Occipital Lobe
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This type of stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, causing damage to surrounding tissue..
Hemorrhagic stroke