Class 10 Flashcards
Behavioural activation stimuli (BAS)
- approach drive
- response to incentive stimuli (ex. rewards, new experiences, new people, etc.)
Behavioural inhibition system (BIS)
- withdrawal drive
- response to punishment stimuli (ex. fear of consequences, fear of the unfamiliar, fear of judgement, etc.)
Link to personality: impulsivity
- high BAS
- sensitive to rewards
- seeks out positive emotions and stimuli
Link to personality: Anxious
- high BIS
- sensitive to cues of punishment, stress, and novelty
- at risk for negative emotions
Life outcomes: impulsivity
- don’t learn well from punishment
- more likely to engage in risky behaviours
Life outcomes: anxiety
- don’t trust rewards
- less likely to engage in novel or potentially risky situations
- more likely to be closed off and self-limiting
Sensation seeking
- seeking out new and exciting stimuli/activities (tries to avoid boredom and sameness)
- more likely to engage in risky behaviours
Monoamine Oxidase (MAO)
- enzyme
- monitors levels of neurotransmitters
High MAO
- less risk averse
- not enough neurotransmitters = less nerve transmission
- dulled sensations (lethargy)
Low MAO
- more risk averse
- too many neurotransmitters = too much nerve transmission
- lots of sensory information (jitteriness)
Neurotrans and personality: dopamine
High: competitive, aggressive, low impulse control (ADHD)
Low: low motivation and concentration (anxiety and ADHD)
Neurotrans and personality: serotonin
- mood stabilizer
High: too much regulation, low arousal
Low: not enough regulation, likely to have anxiety and/or depression
Neurotrans and personality: norepinephrine
- stress/fight or flight systems
High: worry, anxiety, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, mania, etc.
Low: low arousal, low motivation, fatigue, depression, ADHD, etc.
Personality and psychopathology difference?
Personality: who we are as an individual
Psychopathology: how our traits may make our quality of life poorer
Brain asymmetry
- measured via EEG
- difference in alpha waves = sleepy waves (less alpha waves = more reactivity)
Brain asymmetry: left side activation
pleasant emotions
Asymmetry: greater reactivity and processing of positive stimuli
- generally happy
- more susceptible to mania
