Brain Basics
This part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate.
What is the medulla?
Founded psychoanalysis.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Disorder involving excessive worry.
What is anxiety?
This Olympic gymnast spoke about mental health at the Tokyo Olympics
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Changing behavior to fit a group.
What is conformity?
The largest part of the brain responsible for thinking.
What is the cerebrum?
Known for classical conditioning (dogs experiment).
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Disorder with extreme mood swings.
What is bipolar disorder?
This rapper has openly discussed living with bipolar disorder
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Famous experiment with electric shocks.
What is the Milgram Experiment?
This lobe is responsible for decision-making.
What is the frontal lobe?
Developed the hierarchy of needs.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
Persistent sadness and loss of interest.
What is depression?
This Olympic swimmer has spoken about depression after winning gold medals
Who isMicheal Phelps
Losing self-awareness in groups.
What is deindividuation?
The brain structure involved in emotion and memory.
What is the amygdala?
Known for operant conditioning.
Who is B. F. Skinner?
Disorder involving unwanted repetitive thoughts/actions.
What is OCD?
This actor known as “The Rock” has opened up about depression
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Helping behavior with no reward.
What is altruism?
This system controls “fight or flight.”
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Studied cognitive development in children.
Who is Jean Piaget?
Severe disorder involving loss of reality.
What is schizophrenia?
This NBA player known for his wild personality and rebounding dominance has been associated with emotional instability and possible bipolar traits
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Tendency to blame behavior on personality not situation.
What is fundamental attribution error?