Cumulative Final Exam review Flashcards
What is abnormal behavior?
any pattern of behavior that deviates from the norm
What is maladaptive behavior?
action that hinders a person’s ability to adapt to their environment or situation
Main historical models for causes and treatment of psych disorders
Supernatural models
Biological models
Psychological models
What is the supernatural model causes?
action of God(s)
spirits or demons
movement of stars / planets
witchcraft
What are the treatments of the supernatural model?
exorcisms
beatings / torture
trephination
What is the biological model causes?
brain pathology
head trauma
genetics
What is the biological model treatments?
special diets
rest
abstinence from alcohol
regular exercise
celibacy
What is the psychological model for the treatment of psychological disorders?
proposes that biological and social factors, together with a person’s individual experiences, lead to mental disorder through their conjoint effects on those psychological processes
How do researchers estimate genetic contributions?
1) Pedigree studies
2) Linkage Studies
3) Twin studies & Adoption method
What are pedigree studies?
Used to analyze the pattern of inheritance of a particular trait
What are linkage studies?
traces patterns of disease in high risk families
What is the responsibility of norepinephrine?
Fight or flight response (anxiety)
What is the responsibility of dopamine?
Controls reward motivated behavior as well as movements and sensation and is linked to things like Parkinson’s
What is the responsibility of serotonin?
Pleasure, helps to regulate mood, and is linked to depression
What is the responsibility of GABA?
Decreases the chance of neural firing and is linked to schizo
What does serotonin do?
Processing of information; regulation of mood, behavior, and thought processes
What is the function of norepinephrine?
Regulation of arousal, mood, behavior, and sleep
What is the function of Acetylcholine?
Important in motor behavior, arousal, reward, attention, learning, and memory
What is the function of Gamma-aminobutyric acid?
Regulation of mood, especially anxiety, arousal, and behavior
What is the function of Glutamate?
Influences learning and memory
What is the function of dopamine/
Influences novelty-seeking, sociability, pleasure, motivation, coordination, and motor movement
What is reuptake
informs a neuron about the amount of neurotransmitter needed to be released in the future.
What is the id?
basic instinctual drives of the unconscious that are driven by pleasure. (max pleasure focus)
What is the ego?
Mediates the demands of the superego and id