Class 10

Question 1

Behavioural activation stimuli (BAS)

Answer 1

• approach drive
• response to incentive stimuli (ex. rewards, new experiences, new people, etc.)

Question 2

Behavioural inhibition system (BIS)

Answer 2

• withdrawal drive
• response to punishment stimuli (ex. fear of consequences, fear of the unfamiliar, fear of judgement, etc.)

Question 3

Link to personality: impulsivity

Answer 3

• high BAS
• sensitive to rewards
• seeks out positive emotions and stimuli

Question 4

Link to personality: Anxious

Answer 4

• high BIS
• sensitive to cues of punishment, stress, and novelty
• at risk for negative emotions

Question 5

Life outcomes: impulsivity

Answer 5

• don’t learn well from punishment
• more likely to engage in risky behaviours

Question 6

Life outcomes: anxiety

Answer 6

• don’t trust rewards
• less likely to engage in novel or potentially risky situations
• more likely to be closed off and self-limiting

Question 7

Sensation seeking

Answer 7

• seeking out new and exciting stimuli/activities (tries to avoid boredom and sameness)
• more likely to engage in risky behaviours

Question 8

Monoamine Oxidase (MAO)

Answer 8

• enzyme
• monitors levels of neurotransmitters

Question 9

High MAO

Answer 9

• less risk averse
• not enough neurotransmitters = less nerve transmission
• dulled sensations (lethargy)

Question 10

Low MAO

Answer 10

• more risk averse
• too many neurotransmitters = too much nerve transmission
• lots of sensory information (jitteriness)

Question 11

Neurotrans and personality: dopamine

Answer 11

High: competitive, aggressive, low impulse control (ADHD)
Low: low motivation and concentration (anxiety and ADHD)

Question 12

Neurotrans and personality: serotonin

Answer 12

• mood stabilizer
  High: too much regulation, low arousal
  Low: not enough regulation, likely to have anxiety and/or depression

Question 13

Neurotrans and personality: norepinephrine

Answer 13

• stress/fight or flight systems
  High: worry, anxiety, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, mania, etc.
  Low: low arousal, low motivation, fatigue, depression, ADHD, etc.

Question 14

Personality and psychopathology difference?

Answer 14

Personality: who we are as an individual
Psychopathology: how our traits may make our quality of life poorer

Question 15

Brain asymmetry

Answer 15

• measured via EEG
• difference in alpha waves = sleepy waves (less alpha waves = more reactivity)

Question 16

Brain asymmetry: left side activation

Answer 16

pleasant emotions
Asymmetry: greater reactivity and processing of positive stimuli
- generally happy
- more susceptible to mania