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HCA Psychology Midterm Flashcards

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Psychology Definition

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The scientific study of the ABC’s

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4 Purposes

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Describe, Explain, Predict, Change Behaviors

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5 Schools

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Humanistic, Psycho-analytic, Behavioral, Biological, Cognitive

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5 Subfields

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Cognitive, Personality, Developmental, Educational, School

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Parapsychology

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The study of paranormal phenomena including ESP and psychokinesis

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Self-Actualization

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personal fulfillment and reaching your full potential

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Epistemology

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The study of the nature, sources, and limits of knowledge

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Biblical Anthropology

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The study of man through a biblical worldview (Genesis 1:27)

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5 Christian Questions

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  1. What do you believe about God?
  2. What is the nature of mankind?
  3. How can we know things with certainty?
  4. Are there moral absolutes?
  5. What are the causes of and cures for abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
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Sensation/Perception

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Sensation occurs when sensory receptors detect sensory stimuli. Perception involves the organization, interpretation, and conscious experience of those sensations.

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Gestalt word meaning

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whole

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Gestalt

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how we perceive stimuli by grouping sensations in meaningful ways

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Gestalt list

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Common Fate, Proximity, Similarity, Closure, Continuity

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Sight

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  • light hits the retina (light-sensitive tissue layer at the back of the eye)
  • photoreceptor cells turn the light into electrical signals
  • these electrical signals travel from the retina through the optic nerve to the brain
  • brain turns signals into the images you see
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Neurotransmission (within a cell)

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the movement of an electrical impulse

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Neurotransmission (between cells)

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one neuron sending chemical signals to another across the synaptic cleft

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3 neurons

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Sensory, Motor, Interneurons

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Sensory Neurons

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carries signals from the sense receptors in the body to the brain

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Motor Neurons

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carries signals from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and the glands

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Interneurons

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just in the brain and spinal cord. make up about 90% of all human neurons. make the connection between sensory and motor neurons and are involved in all mental activity

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3 receptor cells

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photoreceptors, chemoreceptors, mechanoreceptors

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Photoreceptor cells

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activated by electromagnetic energy

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Chemoreceptor cells

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responds to chemical substances

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Mechanoreceptor Cells

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responds to mechanical engery

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3 subsystems of PNS

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Somatic, Autonomic, Enteric

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Somatic System

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controls voluntary muscle movement, makes connection between motor cortex of the brain and the skeletal muscles used in movement, “of the body”

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Autonomic System

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controls automatic body functions, makes connection between brain and smooth muscles, controls respiration, perspiration, etc. further divides into 2 parts

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Enteric System

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network of nerve fibers, (stomach, intestines, pancreas, and gall bladder), controls digestive process

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2 Autonomic subsystems

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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

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Sympathetic System

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creates an excited state, mobilizes the body for action

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Parasympathetic System

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creates a state of rest and relaxation, slows heart and breathing, restores digestive process, diverts blood flow from the muscles

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Humanist

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Innate goodness and potential. Influence of feelings and needs on thoughts and behaviours.

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Psycho-analytic

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unconscious processes

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Behavioural

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Relationship between environmental influences and behaviour

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Biological

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mental processes and behaviours in terms of biological structures and electro-chemical processes

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Cognitive (school)

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influence of cognitive processes like perception and problem solving

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Cognitive (subfield)

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mental process

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Personality

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unique characteristics in people

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Developmental

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changes in behavior and mental process over time

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Educational

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strategies to improve teaching and learning

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School

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test and diagnose academic problems

42
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ESSAY on the Rise of Modern Science

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read the article

43
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ESSAY on what has changed/challenged/strengthened in my worldview

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figure it out

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