Unit Two- Who Am I? Flashcards
Define Physical Aspects.
Physical Aspects includes all the growth and change that occur in a person’s body, and in the genetic, nutritional, and health factors that affect that growth and change.
Define Mental Aspects.
Mental Aspects includes all the mental processes that are used to obtain knowledge or to become aware of the environment.
Define Emotional Aspects.
Emotional Aspects includes development of emotions, temperament, and social skills.
Define Spiritual Aspects.
Spiritual Aspects means the experiences that appeal to the human spirit to God or a spiritual dimension outside ourselves.
What do your eyes detect?
Light energy.
What do your ears detect?
Energy of sound.
What energy does your skin detect?
Heat and physical pressure.
All of these senses must detect _________, encode then into _______ ________, and transfer the _____ _______ to the brain.
- Stimuli
- Neural Activity
- Coded Information
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
23 pairs.
One chromosome comes from the mother, and another comes from the father, to create a pair.
What is Subliminal Perception?
Subliminal Perception is the unconscious mind.
What is the Brain Stem responsible for?
The brain stem is responsible for functions such as sleeping, walking, dreaming, and unconscious functions such as breathing and heart rate.
What is the function of the Cerebellum?
The Cerebellum contributes to a sense of balance and coordinates the muscles so movement is smooth and precise.
What does the Thalamus do?
The Thalamus directs sensory messages to the brain.
What is the purpose of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland?
The Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland regulates the body temperature and is associated with the survival of the individual (hunger, thirst, emotion, sex and reproduction)
What is the Endocrine System?
The Endocrine System employs chemical messengers called hormones, which move through the blood stream, and can reach every cell in your body.
How do hormones help you?
Hormones help maintain a constant environment inside the body, adjusting the amount of salt and water in your tissues, sugar in your blood, and salt in your sweat to suit the particular conditions around you.
What are the two changes that Hormones produce?
Long-term changes- such as child’s growth and sexual maturation.
Rhythmic changes- such as the menstrual cycle.
How can hormones be secreted?
Hormones can be secreted by the pituitary gland (responsible for bones and muscles), and by the adrenal gland (blood pressure, stress)
Define motivation.
Motivation: factors that influence the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of behaviour.
Define emotion.
Emotion: temporary experience with negative or positive qualities that is felt with some intensity as happening to self.
Are emotions different than feelings?
Yes.
Emotions are more momentary than prolonged, an intense state, and reflect survival strategies.
Define attitude.
Attitude: long lasting patterns of feelings and beliefs about other people, ideas, or objects that are based on people’s experiences and share their future behaviour.
What are the three types of attitudes?
- Cognitive- primarily about people’s beliefs about rewards/punishments
- Affectively- feelings and values
- Behaviourally- self-perception, how you feel about yourself
Define social perception.
The process by which someone infers other people’s motives and intentions from observing their behaviour.
