Mental Health
Mental illness characterized by a down mood or loss of interest in activities once enjoyed
Depression
Part of the neuron containing the nucleus and other organelles
Soma or cell body
The name for an injury involving a blow to the head that causes the brain to bounce around inside the skull
Concussion
DAILY DOUBLE
This legal defense allows a defendant to be found not guilty if they were unable to understand the nature of their crime due to severe mental illness
Criminal insanity or insanity defense
This hormone and neurotransmitter plays a large role in the fight or flight response and can be used to treat severe allergic reaction
Epinephrine or adrenaline
This mental health condition causes dramatic mood shifts from manic to depressive episodes
Bipolar disorder
The part of the nervous system consisting of the nerves that branch off from your spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
Coined by an English physician with the same name, this degenerative disease impacts muscle control, balance, and movement causing tremors or shaking
Parkinson's disease
This experiment put normal college students into the roles of prisoners or guards in a makeshift prison, and it concluded that people will readily conform to the social roles they are expected to play
The Stanford Prison Experiment
This Russian neurologist discovered classical conditioning, a learning process where organisms associate a stimulus with a response
Ivan Pavlov
This is the handbook used by health care professionals in the US used to diagnose mental disorders
DSM or DSM-5-TR
The space between two neurons that allow a signal to pass from cell to cell
Synapse
Symptoms for this degenerative brain disease typically appear in the mid 60s, and it progressively destroys memory and thinking skills by killing brain cells
Alzheimer's
This form of testimony is often regarded as unreliable in court due to the fragility and susceptibility of human memory
Eyewitness testimony
Cephalgia is the medical term for this common issue with your head
Headache
This technique to better your mental health involves focusing on your sensations and thoughts in the present moment
Mindfulness
DAILY DOUBLE
This part of the nervous system is responsible for rest and digestion and active when there is no perceived threat to the organism
Parasympathetic nervous system
This disease occurs when there is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes of the brain called the meninges
Meningitis
This is behavior that violates the basic rights of others and is often associated with criminal behavior; this is also a type of personality disorder
Antisocial behavior or antisocial personality disorder
This is the average weight of the human brain
about 3 lbs or 1300 to 1400 grams
This disorder, typically present in children, is defined by frequent and ongoing patterns of anger, irritability, arguing, and defiance towards authority figures
ODD or Oppositional defiant disorder
The insulating sheath that can be found around many nerve fibers which increases the speed of the impulse message
Myelin
This disease occurs when the immune system attacks myelin often causing fatigue, the inability to walk, loss of vision, balance, bowel control, bladder control, or more
Multiple sclerosis or M.S.
Abnormalities in this part of the brain, responsible for decision making and impulse control, have been found in a number of violent criminals
Prefrontal cortex
Aphantasia refers to an individual being unable to do this within their mind
Visualize mental imagery