Biological Psychology
The lobe of the brain that controls executive processes like higher-order thinking
What is the Frontal Lobe
Bipolar disorder that requires a full manic episode but not a depressive episode?
What is bipolar type 1?
Bipolar disorders are characterized by periods of mania and periods of depression. Bipolar cycling involves experiencing periods of depression and mania in alternating periods that can last various amounts of time.
What does DSM-V stand for? (No pauses… or screw ups…)
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition?
The debate between whether human development is determined by biological or environmental factors
What is Nature vs Nurture
_________ psychologists seek to identify factors that lead to well-being, resilience, positive emotions, and psychological health.
What is the Positive Psychology/ist?
The region in the brain involved in experiencing emotions such as fear and anger
What is the Amygdala
Disorder that results from trauma accompanied by re-experiencing and lasts a minimum of 6 months
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The ________ perspective examines the influence of unconscious forces and childhood trauma, while the biological perspective looks at what is happening in the brain and body.
What is psychodynamic?
A study designed in following participants over an extended period.
A study designed comparing different groups at a single point in time
What is longitudinal study and Cross-sectional?
When you focus on the link between your patients' behaviors and survival of the species.
What is evolutionary psychology?
________ are the body’s natural painkillers. Medications that act as agonists occupy the ________ receptors, activate them, and increase their action to provide pain relief.
What is Endorphins?
_____________ disorders are a group of disorders with onset occurring during the developmental period. Symptoms of _____________ disorders focus on whether the person is exhibiting behaviors appropriate for their age or maturity range.
What is Neurodevelopmental disorders/
Austism Spectrum disorder (ASD)
Disorganized motor behavior may manifest as catatonia. Catatonia, or disordered movement, may be experienced as excitement (a positive symptom manifestation) or stupor (a negative symptom manifestation).
What is Schizophrenia?
This proposes that traits of agreeableness, openness to experience, extraversion, conscientiousness, and emotional stability make up one's personality. These traits are measured by specialized personality inventories that use factor analysis to organize item responses.
What isThe Big Five theory of personality?
__________ can be viewed as motivating (eustress) or debilitating (distress). _________ can be experienced as traumatic or as daily hassles that can build up over time. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are sources of stress that can affect a person throughout the lifespan.
What are Stressors?
The neurotransmitter involved in the reward pathway-imbalance in it is related to Parkinson’s and Schizophrenia
What is Dopamine
A depressive disorder that results in constant low-grade sadness with 2 additional depressive symptoms for most days in more than 2 years
What is Persistent Depressive Disorder
This assessment asks individuals to respond to statements using a scale that includes options such as "very much like me," "like me," "neutral," "unlike me," and "very much unlike me.”
What is a Likert-style scale?
This is the ability to recognize and reflect on positive moments in our lives found in Positive Psychology.
What is Gratitude?
This psychologist study how to improve employee performance in the workplace, including how the environment in the workplace influences worker performance.
What is Industrial-organizational psychologist?
They provide support and nourishment to neurons, including those involved in the visual system, but are not related to light adaptation.
What are Gilial cells?
These drug(s) can have side effects such as tardive dyskinesia (a movement disorder related to the regulation of dopamine in the nervous system.)
What are Psychoactive drugs/medications.
Psychoactive medications, such as antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, lithium, or antipsychotic medications, interact with specific neurotransmitters in the central nervous system to address possible biochemical causes of mental disorders.
This involves the intense fear of being judged or watched by others. Japan has a word or culture-bound experience where mainly Japanese people in which people fear others are judging their bodies as undesirable, offensive, or unpleasing.
What is Social anxiety disorder?
Intense fear of specific social situations, including using public transportation, being in open spaces, being in enclosed spaces (e.g., shops, theaters, etc.), standing in line or being in a crowd, or being outside of the home alone.
What is Agoraphobia?
Personality disorders (which fall into three clusters) are characterized by enduring patterns of internal experience and behavior that is deviant from one's culture; is pervasive and inflexible; begins in adolescence or early adulthood; is stable over time; and leads to personal distress or impairment.
What are:
Cluster A is the odd or eccentric cluster and includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders.
Cluster B is the dramatic, emotional, or erratic cluster and includes antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic, and borderline personality disorders.
Cluster C is the anxious or fearful cluster and includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.