Nervous system & Stress
The branch of the nervous system that initiates voluntary motor responses.
The somatic nervous system
Tom's mum takes away his favourite truck because he kicked his sister. What type of consequence is this?
Negative punishment
A typical sleep cycle lasts
90 mins
Name the 3 sections on the mental health continuum
Mentally Healthy - Mental Health Problem - Mental Health Disorder
The variable that is measured in an experiment.
dependent variable
A form of synaptic plasticity that occurs when new connections between neurons lead to alternate pathways in the brain.
Rerouting
Name the three stores of the Atkinson-Shiffrin Multi-Store Model of Memory
Sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory
A BAC of 0.05 has the same effect on performance as this number of hours without sleep.
17 hours
Name three characteristics of someone with high levels of functioning.
Examples:
Gets up on time in the morning
Manages their money
Manages their hygiene
Maintains positive relationships
What are the 3 Measures of Central Tendency we can use in descriptive statistics?
Mean, Median, Mode
A neuromodulator that has important roles in mood, emotional processing and pain perception.
Serotonin
LTM - Unlimited capacity and unlimited duration
Identify an affective, behavioural and cognitive impact of sleep deprivation.
Affective: amplified emotional response, anxiety, low mood, mood swings, flat mood
Behavioural: microsleeps, sleep inertia, slow reaction time, clumsiness
Cognitive: memory impairment, poor attention, lapses in concentration
According to the BPS model of wellbeing, substance abuse is a _______ factor.
biological
The three types of experimental designs.
Between subjects, within subjects & mixed design
A spinal reflex is considered an adaptive response of the nervous system because:
It enables us to avoid harmful stimuli/prevents damage to the body/does not require input from the brain
Why do people with Alzheimer's disease struggle to form new memories?
Because the hippocampus, which consolidates new memories, is damaged
Describe two differences in the sleep patterns of infants and adults.
Infants need about 16 hours of sleep per night, adults need about 8 hours
Infants spend 50% of their sleep in REM, adults spend 20% of their sleep in REM
What are the three steps of systematic desensitisation?
1. Teach the client a relaxation technique
2. Have the client create a fear hierarchy
3. Gradually expose them to each rank of fear hierarchy with the breathing technique until they feel calm
Why can't experiments that use convenience sampling be generalised?
The results do not reflect the wider population accurately
The phase of General Adaptation Syndrome where we are most vulnerable to infection is ________. This is because___________.
Resistance. Increased cortisol levels suppress the immune system
How does the method of loci assist in memory encoding?
By creating an association between previously known information (a familiar space) and new information (for example, capital cities)
Mason is falling asleep at 7am every night and waking up at 4am. What sleep disorder does he have and when should he receive bright light therapy and why?
Mason has advanced sleep phase disorder (ASPD)
He should have bright light therapy in the morning to delay his sleep-wake cycle.
The benefits of an SEWB model to understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples wellbeing compared to mainstream models:
Holistic; Takes into account connection to Country and culture.
Distinguish between a controlled experiment and a correlational study.
Correlational studies show the relationships between two variables, but cannot show causation. Controlled experiments involve manipulation of the independent variable and can show causation.