Chapter 2; Biopsychosocial Approach

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Has two parts: The brain and the Spinal Cord. It is a seat of memory and consciousness, as well as perception and voluntary action.

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Has two parts: Sensory-somatic nervous system and the Autonomic Nervous system

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Sensory-Somatic Nervous System

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Involved in connecting the brain to the world via the senses (inputs) and the muscles (outputs)

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Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

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Has two major parts: Sympathetic Nervous system and Parasympathetic Nervous system.

Controls many involuntary functions such as the Heart, Digestive tract, and Blood vessels.

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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So you can respond to an emergency; Speeds up the heart, dilates the pupils. also responsible for slowing down systems that are unneeded like the digestive tract. Fight or flight

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Settles you down when the crisis is over: slows down the heart, contracts the pupils, and speeds up the digestive tract.

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Brain Lobes

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Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, & Frontal Lobe

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Occipital Lobe

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Function of vision

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Parietal Lobe

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Spatial information such as relative location of objects. Other functions as well including role in self-awareness.

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Temporal Lobe

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Stores visual memories, processes auditory information, and decodes the meaning of speech. It also contributes to conscious experience.

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Frontal Lobe

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Feelings emotions and using emotional responses in decision making, thinking and problem solving, programming actions and controlling body movements.

Executive Functioning

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Cerebral Cortex

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The outer layer of cells on the surface of the brain that overlays all four of the lobes

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Neurons

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The cells that process information related to our physical, mental, and emotional functioning. Most interact with other neurons. Some neurons activate other neurons while others inhibit other neurons. There are three main types: Sensory, Motor, and Interneurons

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Limbic System

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Plays a key role in emotions; contains the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala

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Hypothalamus

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Bodily functions associated with eating, drinking, and controlling temperature. Key role in many aspects of our emotions an din our experience of pleasure.

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Hippocampus

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Works to store new information in the memory of the sort that later can be voluntarily recalled

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Amygdala

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Producing and perceiving strong emotions, especially fear

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Subcortical Area

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Beneath the Cortex. Contains the limbic system, thalamus, basal ganglia, and the cerebellum.

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Sensory Neurons

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Recieve input from the sense organs (eyes, ears, etc..)

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Motor Neurons

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Carry output that stimulates muscles and glands

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Interneurons

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Lie between other neurons and make up most of the neurons in the brain

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Brain Circuits

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Set of connected neurons that work together to accomplish a basic process

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Brain System

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Sets of brain circuits which often can involve most of an entire lobe, or even large portions of several lobes