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Executive functions
decision-making
problem-solving
inhibition
etc.
temperament
inherited part of personality
What’s an essential skill that helped homo sapiens evolve?
Manual abilities (hands)
-> create tools, manipulate objects
Craniosyntosis
maldevelopment of skull
Lisencephaly
Sulci & Gyri not formed properly (too little in number)
Gyrencephaly
sulci & gyri formed more than usual
Anencephaly
neural tube not closed on top
-> brain not formed
phylogenetic
evolution of species
ontogenetic
evolution of individuals
fluid intelligence
reasoning etc.
crystallised intelligence
acquired through life
-> learning in uni etc.
Systemic psychology
working with how different systems (e.g. family, classroom, etc.) influence a person
puberty
everything related to biological changes
adolescence
cultural & social concept
toti-potent
any cell can take any function
in zygotes
pluri-potent
already a part of a structure, but can become anything within the structure
in embryo
(e.g. mouth: teeth, lips tongue, etc.)
multi-potent
stem cells
-> can become anything
stay until adulthood
How does the implantation of the egg cell in a normal pregnancy happen?
fertilised egg implanted in uterus
How does the implantation of the egg cell during an ectopic pregnancy differ from that during a normal pregnancy?
fertilised egg implanted in other areas of body (e.g. abdomen)
How does a bifid spine develop and what’s the impact on the child?
lower neuropore fails to close
-> permanent damage
What’s a sign?
sth we can observe and measure
What’s a symptom?
sth subjective (e.g. headache)
What is the neurohypophysis responsible for and where is it?
producing oxytocin, vasopressine, anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
in posterior lobe
What is the adenohypophysis responsible for and where is it?
produces other hormones
anterior lobe
nulliporous
1st baby
multiporous
> 1st baby
What is obstetric violence?
causing harm to pregnant woman or shortly after birth
What happens during synaptic pruning?
neurones and synapses dying before birth
natural and not harmful
penfield homoculus
model representing more sensitive areas of the body
