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1
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What did Carpenter,2012 find in their study?

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Found these FB patterns (and others) to be associated with low self-esteem and higher narcissism

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What is object relations?

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well defined ideas or mental
representations (objects) that are largely based on early relationships with parents are a central part of the self

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What is Symbiosis?

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An undifferentiated mother-infant unit

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What is Individuation?

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The infant’s increasing separation and self-sufficiency

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What is Transmuting internalization?

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Self-object relations are
internalized leading to normal development

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What is Psychic structures?

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Internal object relations

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What is Epigenetic principle?

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Biological origins of behavior are
influenced by environmental availability

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What is an Omission?

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Regret not doing something

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What is a Commission?

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Regret doing something

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What is Narcissism?

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Extreme self love/self absorption

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What were Heinz Hartmann’s thoughts on the ego?

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Emphasized the ego, but wanted to apply
it to normal/healthy functioning as well

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What are the ego functions?

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Emphasizes finding adaptive solutions and tolerating frustration, disappointment and other stress

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What were Harry Sullivan’s thoughts on the ego?

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Believed personality changed over the
lifetime and developed secondary to interactions with others

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What are Neurons?

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The specialized calls that make up the central nervous system

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What is Neurogenesis?

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The creation of neurons

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What are Dendrites?

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Take in neurochemical info

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What are Axon?

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Sends messages to next neuron

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What does Dopamine do?

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Controls arousal levels & motor functioning

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What does Serotonin do?

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Controls mood, sleep, appetite

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What does Acetylcholine do?

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Controls attention, learning & memory

21
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What does Gamma-aminobutyric acid do?

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Inhibits over-excitation

22
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What does Noradrenaline do?

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Higher mood/arousal (stress response)

23
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What does Glutamate do?

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Helps form connections between neurons

24
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What does Enkephalins & Endorphins do?

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Modulate pain, reduce stress

25
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What does the Frontal Lobe do?

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Higher cognitive & motor functioning

26
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What does the Occipital Lobe do?

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Visual processing

27
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What does the Temporal Lobe do?

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Auditory processing

28
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What does the Parietal lobe do?

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Sensations of the skin and muscles

29
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What does the Right Hemisphere do?

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Visual-spatial processing

30
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What does the Left Hemisphere do?

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Language production

31
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What does Brocha’s area do?

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Comprehension

32
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What is Neuroplasticity?

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Seen with normal
development and also in response to
brain trauma

33
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What type of motivation is behavioral activating system (BAS)?

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Approach motivation

34
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What type of motivation is behavioral inhibition system (BIS)?

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Avoidance motivation

35
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What do individuals focus on with BAS?

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Individuals are focused on reinforcers not
punishers (heightened neuronal sensitivity)

36
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What do individuals focus on with BIS?

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Individuals are focused on punishers not
reinforcers (heightened neuronal sensitivity)

37
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What is Temperament?

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Stable individual differences in emotional reactivity

38
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What is Single cell recording (electrophysiology)?

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Study of non-human species with large neurons

39
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What is Neuroanatomical studies?

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Focus on brain injured patients

40
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What is Brain Lesioning and functional surgery?

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Early 20th century practices (lobotomies to change behavior)

41
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What is case studies of neurological disorders?

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Personality changes seen in degenerative conditions like AD & PD

42
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What is Neuropsychological testing?

A

Brain-behavior association using a large number of paper-and-pencil,
interactive tests

43
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What is Electroencephalography (EEG) and neuroimaging?

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Measuring evoked potentials in response to stimulation

44
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What is MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)?

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Yields 3-D images of the brain with radio waves

45
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What is fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging)?

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Adds real time activity of the brain to the standard MRI

46
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What is PET (positron emission tomography)?

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Areas of the brain that are activated can be seen with radioactive isotopes

47
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What is NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy)?

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Records fuel used by the brain (no deep tissue access)

48
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What is MEG (magnetoencephalography)?

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Measures the magnetic field generated by the electrical activity of the brain)

49
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What is SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography)?

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Gamma rays to yield 3-D images

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