3A Self - Cognition Flashcards
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Cognitive Skills
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- Attention
- Problem Solving
- Decision making
- Memory
2
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Sensation
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- Process which sensory organs detect stimuli
- Transmit info to brain for interpretation
- Receptors exist in our sense organs
3
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Perception
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- Mental process of receiving, organising and interpreting info. received by organs into meaningful objects and events
4
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Attention
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- We select what we attend to, as can not pay attention to all stimuli.
- We take in little information
- Attention attracted by new / unusual stimuli
5
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Memory
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- Works like a computer ( organising, taking in etc)
- amount of info. we can retrieve depends on questions we can ask
- recall: retrieve w/o cues
- recognition: identifying info. from alternatives
- relearning: relearning info. learnt faster 2nd = retained
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Information Processing Models of Cognition
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- Memory & Computer have limited capacity for processing info.
- NS = hardware of computer.
- Info can be stored in memory and retrieved *HDD
- Staffer
- > Minds Hardware = nervous system
- > Software = Mental programs ( strategies)
7
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Links Between Cognitive processes and Behaviour
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- Allows changes in cognition as we age and change in behaviour patterns
8
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ADHD
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- Two main clusters of symptoms
- > Inattention (poor attention and organisational skills)
- > Hyperactivity (fidgets, squirms)
9
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Diagnosis of ADHD
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- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental Disorders #4
- 3 types of ADHD
- Outlines Conditions of ADHD
10
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Diagnosis- Combined Type
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- Must show:
- > 6 + listed symptoms of inattention
- > 6 + listed symptoms of hyperactivity
- > 6 months at least
- > Present in 2 or more settings
11
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Diagnosis - Predominately Inattentive
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- 6+ symptoms of inattention
- > 6 months
- > 2 or more settings
12
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Diagnosis - Predominately Hyperactive
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- 6+ symptoms of hyperactivity
- > 6 months
- > 2 or more settings
13
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Consequences of ADHD
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- Causes problems in social settings
- > lower marks due to factors such as inattention
- > Difficulty in making and keeping friends
14
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Cause of ADHD
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- Unknown
- Barkley
- > Poor behavioural inhabituation main deficit of ADHD
- > Leads to impairments where executive functions ability to sustain attention breaks down
- > Speculative
- > Executive functions = neural activity in frontal cortex
- > Biological
15
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Treating ADHD
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- Behavioural
- Pharmacological
