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PSYCH COLLATED Flashcards

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Psychoanalytic Theory

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Sigmund Freud

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Unconscious mental process (sex, aggression, childhood experiences); pessimistic

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Psychoanalytic Theory

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Behaviorism

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Watson, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura

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Stimulus-Response Approach (conditioning, learning, observable)

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Behaviorism

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Cognitive Approach

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Beck, Ellis

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Focused on thought and mental processes (stimulus -> sensory processing -> decision -> response)

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Cognitive Approach

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Humanistic Approach

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Rogers, Maslow, May

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Freedom of choice, decision making, personal growth, self-actualization

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Humanistic Approach

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Behavior can be explained in terms of bodily structure and biochemical processes

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Biological Approach (Medical Approach)

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Fight-or-flight response

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Sympathetic NS

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rest-and-digest response (restore energy)

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Parasympathetic NS

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Receive sensory impulses

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Dendrites

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Sends signals away from the neuron

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Axon

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Responsible for the production of myelin sheaths

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Schwann’s cells

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Lipid structures that insulate the axon for faster transmission of electric signals (saltatory conduction)

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Myelin sheath

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Fight-or-flight neurotransmitter

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Adrenaline

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Concentration neurotransmitter

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Noradrenaline

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Pleasure neurotransmitter; regulates actions or motor movements

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Dopamine

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Mood neurotransmitter

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Serotonin

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Calming neurotransmitter

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GABA

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Learning neurotransmitter

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Acetylcholine

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Memory neurotransmitter; main excitatory neuron

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Glutamate

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Euphoria neurotransmitter

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Endorphins

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Disorder caused by increased dopamine

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Schizophrenia

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Disorder caused by decreased dopamine

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Parkinson’s Disease

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Decreased levels of GABA

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Anxiety

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Decreased levels of serotonin

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Depression

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Increased levels of GABA

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Seizure Disorders

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Decreased levels of acetylcholine

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Alzheimer’s Disease

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Type of sleep that is characterized by an idle brain in a very relaxed body

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NREM

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Type of sleep characterized by a brain that appears to be wide awake in a paralyzed body

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REM

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The ability of the person to be in the appropriate state of attention for the task at hand.

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Dynamic consciousness

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A systemic procedure that typically produces a heightened state of suggestibility; people show susceptibility.

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Hypnosis

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Stages of Memory

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Encoding, Storage, Retrieval

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