SGT-Memory loss + SGL-Mood disorders

Question 1

What are the two main types of amnesia?

Answer 1

Anterograde amnesia-Loss of the ability to create new memories, inability to recall recent past while long term memories remain intact.
Retrograde amnesia-Loss of memory of events that occurred before an injury or onset of disease.

Question 2

What are the major research methods used for investigating memory?

Answer 2

Looking at patients with damaged areas of brain e.g. hippocampus and see how it affects them.
FMRI allows people with memory impairments brain activity to be compared to controls.
Animal testing e.g. getting rats to learn maze the lesioning particular memory areas of brain

Question 3

What are the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder?

Answer 3

Dramatic mood swings from emotional highs to emotional lows.
Manic episodes:
High energy and excessive activity
Overly good mood
Irritability or impatience
Fast, erratic talking

Depressed episodes:
Sadness, anxiety, or a feeling of emptiness
Hopelessness
Feelings of guilt, feeling worthless, or feeling helpless
Lack of interest in activities that were once enjoyable, such as sex

Question 4

What are the ABCs of social psychology? give examples

Answer 4

Affect (feelings) - e.g. feeling sad or happy
Behaviour (interactions) - e.g. being able to work or not work
Cognition (thoughts) - e.g. having thoughts of suicide

Question 5

what are the advantages and disadvantages of self report questionnaires such as the Beck depression inventory (BDI)?

Answer 5

Advantages:
easy to administer
cheap for studies
can be done in large numbers

Disadvantages:
Patients may exaggerate symptoms in order to make the symptoms seem worse.
may underreport to make their condition seem not as bad.
people may simply misinterpret the information.