Physio/Bio Psych (Midterm Reviewer) Flashcards
The study of physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience
Biological Psychology
He stated about Phylogenetic Endowment
Sigmund Freud
It consists of inherited experiences that lie beyond an individual’s personal experiences
Phylogenetic Endowment
Term introduced by Psychiatrist Carl Jung to represent a form of the unconscious (that part of the mind containing memories and impulses of which the individual is not aware) common to mankind as a whole and originating in the inherited structure of the brain.
Collective Unconscious
Which does belongs to BioPsych? (Monism or Dualism)
Monism
What is Monism?
One
Relates a behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs
Physiological Explanation
What are the three disorders that are low when there is major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder?
Serotonin, Norepinephrine, Hippocampal Volume
It describes how a structure or behavior develops
Ontogenetic Explanation
It is the process of individual development
Ontogeny
Stressed hormone
Cortisol
It reconstructs the evolutionary history of a structure and behavior
Evolutionary Explanation
It describes why a structure evolve as it did
Functional Explanation
What are the 10 Career Opportunities
- Neuropsychologist
- Psychophysiologist
- Clinical psychologist
- Counselling psychologist
- Neurologist
- Neurosurgeon
- Psychiatrist
- Physical Therapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Social Worker
What are the four use of animals in research?
- Similarity of behavior mechanisms and convenience to study non-human species
- Interest in animals for their own sake
- Learning about animals shed light on human evolution
- Legal and ethical restrictions from using humans for aversive research and experiments
