Cognitive Concepts underlying pyschiatry Flashcards
Sensation
A mental process resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ
Touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing
Perception
The ability to become aware of something or understand something following sensory stimulation
Olfactory, auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory
Perceptual Set
The Psychological factors that determine how you perceive your environment
Seeing is believing
Believing is seeing
Context,
Culture,
Expectations,
Mood & motivation
Gestalt principles
Proximity, common fate, continuity, closure, symmetry
Used by advertisers
Illusion
An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience
Hallucinations
Experiences involving the apparent perception of something not present (no stimulus)
Bio-psycho-social model
Used for treating patients (medication, genetics…)