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Neuroscience
Personality
Development
Abnormal Psyc
therapy
100
a nerve cell, the basic building block of the nervous system
What is a neuron
100
freuds technique in which you say wahtever comes to mind
What is free association
100
the emotional tie with another person, shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation
What is attachment. insecure=distress. critical period-optimal period shortly after birth, influences proper development
100
What disorder causes anxiety when you do not know what the cause is?
What is GAD
100
the approach that uses several types of therapy
What is eclectic
200
chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gaps between neurons.
What are neurotransmitters
200
complex where a boys sexual desires toward his mother
What is oedipus
200
In piagets theory, the preoperational childs difficulty taking another persons point of view.
What is egocentrism
200
What disorder combines manic and depressive episodes?
What is Bipolar disorder
200
what type of therapy would you use for a phobia
What is systematic desensitization
300
Name the 2 divisions of the nervous system
What is the central-brain and spinal cord and peripheral-sensory and motor neurons that connect to the rest of the body.
300
what defense mechanism puts threatening impulses onto others?
What is projection
300
eriksons stage where young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity of intimate love or they feel socially isolated
What is intimacy vs isolation
300
Name the two main criteria for Schizophrenia
What is delusions and hallucinations
300
what type of therapy for a student who doesnt do hw? why
What is behavioral
400
Which gland secretes growth hormones and is known as the Master gland
What is the pituitary gland
400
Allports theory on personality
What is trait theory
400
developmental study that retests the same people over a long period of time
What is longitudinal study
400
Name one mood disorder
What is depression..etc
400
what type of reward system gives children reinforcement for good behavior
What is token economy
500
Name the neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning and memory AND the neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep and arousal
What is Acetylcholine and Serotonin
500
Name one of the big five personality factors
What is conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness extraversion
500
developmental study that compares people of different ages with one another.
What is cross sectional study. shows decline in intelligence after early adulthood.
500
what is one type of schizophrenia?
What is paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiatied,
500
what term describes when the client directs strong feelings toward the therapist?
What is transference