Unit 1
There are 2 parts that make up the Nervous system include what.
What is the Central NS which is the Brain and spinal cord and the Peripheral NS which are Somatic - voluntary movements and Automatic - Involuntary?
Types of perception
Top-Down- Whole idea broken into smaller parts
Bottom- Up- Small parts make up whole idea
Perceptual Set - See something as apart of a group
Parenting Styles
Authoritarian- rules and obedience
Permissive- No rules
Authoritative- Best of both worlds
Instinct Theory
Schizophrenia Symptoms
Hallucinations
Delusions
Disorganized thinking/speech
Disorganized motor behavior
Flat affect
Disorganized motor behavior
8 Neurotransmitter examples
GABA- Inhibitory NT
Glutamate-Excitatory NT
Dopamine-Reward system
Serotonin- Moods
Acetylcholine- Memoery and movement
Norepinepherine- Sympathetic NS
Endorphins- Decrease pain
Substance P- Pain regulation
Gestalt Principle
Figure/Ground - organize information into figures that stand out
Closure- Mentally fill in gaps
Proximity- Group things together that appear near each other
Similarity- Group things together based off of looks
Ecological System Theory
Microsystem
Mesosystem
Ecosystem
Macrosystem
Approach Approach Conflict - Win-Win
Approach Avoidance Conflict- Win-Lose
Avoidance Avoidance Conflict- Lose- Lose
Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative Amnesia - Block out parts of past
Dissociative Identity Disorder -Multiple personalities
Brain Anatomy
Cerebellum- balance/movement/procedural memory
Brainstem/Medulla- Breathing/Vital Organs
Reticular activiating system- alertness, arousal, sleep, eye movement
Cerebral Cortex- Includes limbic system, lobes, corpus callosum
Long Term Memory Types
Explicit- require effort
- Episodic - events
- Semantic- facts
Implicit- no effort
- Classical Conditioning
_Priming - info seen and later remembered
- Procedural - Skills
Erikson Developmental Stages
Trust vs Mistrust
Autonomy Vs shame and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs inferiority
Identity vs role confusion
Intimacy vs isolation
Generativity vs stagnation
Integrity vs despair
Attribution Theory
Explain behaviors by crediting situation of internal disposition
- Fundamental attribution error
Actor- Observer bias
Self serving bias
Perspectives
Humanistic
Cognitive
Behavioral
NREM 1 - Light sleeps, hypnagogic sensations
NREM 2- Burst of sleep spindles
NREM 3- Delta Waves- Deep sleep
REM - Dreaming/cognitive processing
Cycles take 90 minutes
Retrieval
- Recall- remember with clues - Essays
-Recognition- Remember with clues - MCQS
Repressed memories- Unconscious memories
Encoding failure - Forgetting
Socioemotional Development
Temperament- patterns of emotional reactions in babies
- Monkey experiments
Attachment
Utilizes seperation anxiety
Chronosystem
-Experiencing seeking
Thrill/adventure seeking
Disinhibition
Boredom Susceptibility
Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa- weight loss, excessive exercise
Bulimia nervosa- binge eating
Limbic System
Amygdala- Emotions/fear
Hippocampus- episodic and semantic memory
Hypothalamus- Reward center
Thalamus- relay centers
Pituitary Gland- Release hormones
Physical Development
Maturation- natural course of development
Gross movements - large muscles
Fine movements -small muscles
Reflexes -rooting, swallowing
Eyes -limited development - visual cliff- babies learn depth perception
Critical period - time where something has to be developed - imprinting
Piaget's Cognitive Developement Stages
Sensorimotor- Lack object permanence , exploring the world
Pre-operational Stage - Pretend play, lack of reversibility and conservation, animism, egocentric
Concrete Operational Stage- Operational thinking, classification and logical thinking
Formal Operational Stage- Abstract thinking
Big Five Personality
OCEAN
Openness- high levels
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Neurodevelopmental disorders
ADHD
ASD