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Psych Exam One Flashcards

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genetics, system development

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biological

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thoughts, actions, beliefs, stress

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psychological

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cultural influence, relationships, environment

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social

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alarm, resistance, exhaustion - cannot deal with multiple stressors at once

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general adaptation syndrome

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general adaptation syndrome - getting ready for fight or flight

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alarm

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general adaptation syndrome - physically prepares for a longer stressor

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resistance

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general adaptation syndrome - too much energy in resistance results in the body’s decline

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exhaustion

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short term stress boosts the immune system and long term stress weakens the immune system

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immune response

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body’s sympathetics nervous system

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fight or flight response

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caring and protecting offspring and others

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tend and befriend response

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using drugs to cope

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negative stress response

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general adaptation syndrome, immune, fight or flight, tend and befriend, negative stress

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responses to stress

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normal biological reaction to a potentially dangerous situation

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stess

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short term: increases heartbeat and respirations, easier for muscles to use glucose, stimulates perspiration, inhibits insulin production
long term: damaged blood vessels, hypertension, headaches, insomnia, weight gain, higher risk of heart attack and stroke

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adrenaline

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short term: raises glucose in bloodstream, alters immune system response, raises accessibility of substances that help with tissue repair
long term: weight gain, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, lack of energy, high blood pressure, mental cloudiness, weakened immune system

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cortisol

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type of stress - immediate reaction to new and stimulating situations (can also come from enjoyment)

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acute stress

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frequent episodes of acute stress (bad mentally and physically)

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episode acute stress

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type of stress - lasts a long time

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chronic stress

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negative interpretation of an event (reaction)

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distress

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neutral and unimportant stress

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neustress

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good stress - provides motivation towards a goal

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eustress

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homeostasis

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physiological state of balance

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biological predisposition
- genetics are probable not 100%

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diathesis stress model

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degree to which you feel in control of things
- more control = happy
- less control = stress

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perceived locus of control

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tendency to act in our own best interest

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self control

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24 hour biological clock

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circadian rhythm

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NREM - when you first fall asleep (stages of awake and asleep)

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stage 1

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spindles occur (bursts of brain activity) - stages of awake and asleep

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stage 2

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deep sleep - sleep walking and bed wetting (delta waves)

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stage 3 & 4

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dreams occur during this

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REM

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sleep disturbance that contains abnormal events
- somnambulism, night terrors, nightmares

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parasomnia

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sleep walking

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somnambulism

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screaming and confusion

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night terrors

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scary dreams that disrupt sleep

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nightmares

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effects quality and quantity of sleep
- insomnia, hypersomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy

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dyssomnia

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trouble falling asleep

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insomnia

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excessive sleepiness

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hypersomnia

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stop breathing throughout the night

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sleep apnea

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lapse into REM - always falling asleep

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narcolepsy

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sleep apnea - tissue in throat that relaxes and stops airway

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obstructive

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sleep apnea - involves CNS and the brain stops telling the body to breathe

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central

42
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both central and obstructive elements combined

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complex

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dreams are unconscious wishes

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psychodynamic theory

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how dreams appear to you

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manifest content

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what dreams actually mean

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latent content

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brain is trying to figure things out in dreams

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activation synthesis theory

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slow wave sleep

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energy restoration

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REM sleep

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low level processing - frontal cortex of the brain (logic house)

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