Brain
A case study of a notable (usually well-known) individual. Their motivations, personality, and choices are understood more completely by means of psychological theory (such as attachment theory
or trait theory). This term is known as..
Psychobiography.
Is a lack of sleep over a duration of just a couple days linked to pre-diabetics?
Yes.
These agents cause malformations in an embryo or fetus.
Teratogens.
What are some qualities we see in zombies?
Lack of inhibition, lack of emotion, insatiable hunger, changes in motor control/balance, and grumbling opposed to speech.
Describe how leptin resistance affects our hunger.
Leptin resistance makes us hungrier.
This mood disorder needs medication or counseling to be solved in most cases for mothers after pregnancy, and what percentage of mothers have this?
Postpartum depression; less than 10%.
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Balance/coordination.
How fraction of our life do we spend sleeping?
1/3.
When does infant crying peak?
Around 2-3 months.
What is the function of the frontal lobe?
Reasoning, planning, and working memory.
_ becomes hyperactive when sleep-deprived and shown disturbing images. HINT: brain organ.
Amygdala.
Newborns sleep _ - _ hours a day.
10-18 hours a day.
What is the role of the corpus collosum?
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain; transfers information.
List the 4 sleep theories.
1) Sleep protects
2) Sleep helps us recover
3) Sleep helps us remember
4) Sleep may play a role in the growth process
What does the acronym APGAR stand for, what times is it given, and what is the normal scale range?
A- Activity level
P- Pulse
G- Grimace
A- Appearance
R- Respiration
This process is given 1 minute after birth and then again after 5 minutes. Scale ranges from 0-10, 7 is normal.