Midterm Study Guide

Question 1

Mind/Body Dualism

Answer 1

the mind and body are completely separate from one another and do not influence each other in any way

Question 2

Materialism

Answer 2

everything is reducible to physical parts or in the case of the mind it is nothing more than the brain and the physical parts of the brain

Question 3

Shifts in the Mind/Body Problem

Answer 3

started as spiritual ideas then moved on to more naturalistic ideas; the big shift was the invention of the microscope, Descartes, and the biomedical model; we are now changing to include the mind more such as the biopsychosocial model

Question 4

Rene Descartes

Answer 4

coined mind-body dualism and said that mind and body are completely separate

Question 5

Phenomenology

Answer 5

referring to the lived experience or the experience of a phenomenon; ex) the phenomenology of delta waves is sleeping

Question 6

Biopsychosocial Model

Answer 6

includes the biology part such as pothgens, genetic history, physical history etc; psychological part such as stress, happiness, depression; social part like family, friends, work, etc; all of these parts work together to help give a more accurate and conclusive diagnosis or treatment for a patient

Question 7

General System Theory

Answer 7

everything is basically a part and a whole; ex) and organ is a part of a organ system and a whole organ; we are part of a community and a whole individual

Question 8

Homeostasis

Answer 8

keeping a stable internal environment in response to a changing external environment; it is important to health because when we are not in homeostasis disease occurs

Question 9

Iatrogenic Illness

Answer 9

an illness brought about through clinical intervention; any sort of injury or illness done through medical intervention

Question 10

Psychosomatic Medicine

Answer 10

different from neuroimmunology; looks at how the mind affects health; ones thoughts and feelings can influence our health; how ones psychology affects the body and how we treat it; ex) treating may be done with medication and therapy or meditation

Question 11

Double Blind Design

Answer 11

both the researcher and participant is unaware of who is getting the placebo and who is not

Question 12

Neuroplasticity

Answer 12

the brains ability to grow, adapt, and change in response to everyday things that we do or do not do; brain is plastic; can be done through the creation of new neurons, changing the paths of impulses etc

Question 13

Mindfulness

Answer 13

experiencing everything that is happening in a non-judgemental way; you are aware and noticing the present moment not in the past or future; mind is not thinking about anything except the present moment; but you are NOT mindless

Question 14

Psychoneurofeedback

Answer 14

specifically looks at how experiences and changes are happening during neurofeedback; this can include psychological changes such as a reduction of seizures

Question 15

Neurofeedback

Answer 15

type of biofeedback that basically involves retraining of the brain; info such as heart rate or brain waves are used

Question 16

Lived Experience of Alpha Waves

Answer 16

relaxing, reading, yoga, coloring; default state when our mind is idle

Question 17

Lived Experience of Theta Waves

Answer 17

meditation, daydreaming; more relaxed creative

Question 18

Lived Experience of Beta Waves

Answer 18

problem solving like solving a math problem, socializing, accomplishing tasks; excess means stress of anxiety

Question 19

Lived Experience of Gamma Waves

Answer 19

olympic level meditating; higher mental activity; rarest; hyper awareness and focus

Question 20

Neuroimmunology

Answer 20

deals specifically with the immune system and how we think and feel can impact our immune system; ex) being stressed can lower our immune system response

Question 21

Holistic Impacts to Our Health

Answer 21

can think about the biopsychosocial model

Question 22

Hypnotic States

Answer 22

trance like state; can not be forced, continuum; we go in and out of hypnotic states throughout our day; stage hypnosis is not hypnosis

Question 23

Psi Experience

Answer 23

refers to a psychic phenomenon; KNOW EXAMPLE

Question 24

Mystical Experience

Answer 24

Some of the characteristics include the perception of being infinite, feelings of peace, touching the ultimate ground of reality (may have different answers based on culture/religion), and transcendence of space and time. Psychedelics can induce them. An example is the man from the book who was sitting on his porch and all of a sudden everything became very bright and he felt at one with everything.