chapter two Flashcards
Genotype
Produces characteristics like eye color that do NOT change over time
Phenotype
Observable characteristics of a person that CAN change over time like behaviors and symptoms
DNA and its shape
Deoxyribonucleic acid and its a double helix
development of behavior is often …
polygenetic
Genetic contributions to psychopathology is around what percent?
less than 50%
Branches of the nervous system: (CNS) and what it includes
Central nervous system and it includes the brain and spinal cord
Branches of nervous system: (PNS) and what it includes
The peripheral nervous system and it contains the somatic and autonomic branches
Soma definition:
Cell body
Dendrites definition:
Branches that receive messages from other neurons
Axon trunk definition:
Sends messages to other neurons
Axon terminals definition:
Buds at the end of an axon form which chemical messages are sent
synapses defintion:
small gaps that separate neurons
neurons operate ___ but communicate ___
Electrically, chemically
neurotransmitters are the ___ messengers
chemical
Frontal lobe jobs:
Thinking and reasoning abilities, memory, brakes on arousal
Parietal lobe jobs:
Touch recognition
Occipital lobe jobs:
Integrates visual output
Temporal lobe jobs:
recognition of sights, sounds, and long term memory storage
What does the biological model assume?
That the mental states, emotions, and behaviors arise largely from physical process
Why is the biological model important for understanding?
It helps us understand many components of major mental disorders, but it can’t explain all of the aspects
the Psychodynamic model was created by who?
Sigmund freud
Psychodynamic model: childhood experiences shape what?
The adult personality
Psychodynamic model: causes and purposes of human behavior are not always…
obvious, but partly unconscious (unconscious motivation)