NAME.THAT. DISORDER.
caused after a traumatic event such as war, disaster, assault, etc
what is PTSD?
trained dogs through classical conditioning
what is Pavlov's Dogs?
the amount of change needed to be noticeable
what is difference threshold?
uses prescription medication to directly affect physiology
what is biomedical therapy?
the area of the brain that controls language expression
the top reason mental help is sought out
what is depression?
a baby monkey was placed with a wire mother and a cloth mother
our sensory receptors receive and represent stimulus energy
uses psychological techniques over physiological
what is psychotherapy?
area of the brain that controls voluntary movement
compulsive use of a substance that negatively affects relationships, work, and daily life
what is addiction?
a rat was placed in a box and pushed a button for a reward; tested operant conditioning
associating actions with consequences
what is operant conditioning?
therapists that try and help patients understand their current symptoms through focusing on important relationships
what is psychodynamic therapy?
portion of the brain directly behind forehead, controls judgements
what is the frontal lobe?
patients experience unfocused, negative, and out-of-control feelings
what is anxiety?
a child was taught to fear a rat through classical conditioning
what is the Little Albert Experiment?
uses tools of science to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior and mental processes
what is psychology?
uses a blend of therapies
what is eclectic?
the process of growing new brain cells
a "split from reality" caused from stress or trauma
what is schizophrenia?
children were placed in a room with different models for playing with a bobo doll; used to test Social Learning Theory
What is the Bobo Doll experiment?
using taste to process stimulus
gustation
psychodynamic and humanistic therapies are grouped into this
what are insight therapies?
cells in nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons
what are glial cells?