Attention
culturally influenced process of selectively concentrating on information
what is attention?
controls fight or flight, increases HR, BP, and mood
environment and genetics can play a role in development
What are ADHD and ASD?
reduced ability to feel pleasure
What is anhedonia?
controls judgement, decision making, and problem solving
what is the prefrontal cortex?
noticing and responding to a stimulus while filtering distractions
what is selective attention?
controls mood, perception, appetite, sleep, and body temp
what is serotonin?
a patient has impaired social interactions, communication, and repeats certain actions
What is autism spectrum disorder?
excessive, uncontrollable and irrational worry lasting more than 6 months
what is generalized anxiety disorder?
connects the 5 senses to emotions and memories
moving between task having different cognitive requirements
what is alternating attention?
controls voluntary muscle movement, mood, positive emotions
what is dopamine?
a person with this diagnosis may have difficulty sustaining concentration with vigilance over time
what is ADHD?
GABA, an inhibitory NT, is implicated in this diagnosis
What are anxiety disorders?
center of emotionally charged memories, senses danger
what is the amygdala?
noticing and responding to one specific stimulus
what is focused attention?
controls attention, arousal, learning, memory, muscle activity
what is acetylcholine?
changes in the prefrontal cortex and frontal lobe --> altered attention and activity levels
What is ADHD?
a patient's chief complaint includes feelings of fatigue, changes in sleep and weight along with a persistent low mood
What is major depressive disorder?
helps create and file long term memory
what is the hippocampus?
responding simultaneously to multiple task or demands
what is divided attention?
controls mood, muscle activity, visual sensory input
what is GABA?
changes in communication within the brain including altered synapses, thin corpus callosum, decreased GABA receptors in the limbic cortex, and myelination changes
What is ASD?
Serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine are the NTs decreased in this diagnosis
What is major depressive disorder?
regulates BP and HR, empathy, and impulse control
what is anterior cingulate cortex?