PSYC Flashcards
METHOD OF LOCI
A strategy for memory enhancement, which uses visualizations of familiar spatial environments to enhance the recall of info
MNEMONIC
sth such as very short poem or special word used to help a person remember sth
ABIDING LOVE
Feeling, memory or intenrest that one have for a very long time
PROSPECTIVE BIAS
SPACED REPITITION
An evidence-based learning technique that is usually performed with flashcards
MDMA
3,4-Methyl-enedioxy-methamphetamine
A synthetic drug that acts as a stimulant and hallucinogen
MENTAL SEMANTIC NETWORK
A vast web of connected and interlinking pathways that make associations between different stored knowledge concepts
BODY DYSMORPHIA DISORDER
A mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance
APHASIA
A language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension
DUPER’S DELIGHT
the pleasure coming from succeeding/getting away with lies
THIN SLICING
the process of making quick inferences based on minimal amount of clues
E-PI-‘NEPH-RINE
also known as Adrenaline
A neurotransmitter and a hormone. It plays an important role in your body’s “fight-or-flight” response. It’s also used as a medication to treat many life-threatening conditions
ATARAXIA
Calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet
CORTICOSTEROIDS
Ease swelling & irration
Anti-inflammation
A class of steroid hormones that are produced in the **adrenal cortex **of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones
EGODYSTONIC
People who are aware of their mental disorders symptoms and are distressed by those
EGOSYNTONIC
People who think that their mental problems are the faults of other persons
DYSPHORIA
Of feeling very unhappy, uneasy
ON THE SPECTRUM
people who have some form or degree of autism
POSPARTUM
the period after childbirth in which the women feel down
IDIOLECT
form of unique language that a person speaks
STYLOMETRY
the study of linguistics, usually written language
HEURISTIC
teaching method that encourages discovering and experiencing
REGRESSION TO THE NORM / THE MEAN
REVERSION TO MEDIOCRITY
If a terrible experience is forced to happen, it won’t be bad the 2nd time around
TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY
focusses on exploring human experiences that go beyond the individual’s ego or sense of self
