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prefrontal crotex does:
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plannin, judgement, self control, reasoning.
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schizophrenic brain v. regular brain
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larger ventricles, thinner cortex
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after repeated drug use
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the brain cuts away receptors
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2 factors increase likeihood alcoholism
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genes, low response
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at 12
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self esteem drops
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rates of deppression
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1 in 5 teen girls
1 in 10 teen boys |
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feild independent
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work better alone
enjoy abstract problems internally motivated |
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feild dependent
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work better with others
enjoy interpersonal problems extrinsicly motivated |
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Three approches to cog. development
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Postformal: follows piagets stages
Psychometric: analyzes components of intelligence ie IQ tests Info. Processing:studies the encoding, storage, and retreval of info. during lifetime |
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Formal aka adolescent thinking
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reason hypothetically
capable of abstract though |
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Postformal thinking aka adult thinking
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practical
flexable-many different perspectives, many solutions dialectical |
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dialectical thought
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thesis anithesis synthesis
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college cognition
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more $
healthier deepen thinking, increased tolorence more liberal |
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college fresh. most important
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raising family
making money |
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older brain
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widespread cell death not likely
neurons shrink myelin loss |
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dememtia can be cause by
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70 + diseases including alzheimers
vascular dementia subcortical dementia |
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area affected by alzheimers
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prefrontal cortex
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physiological causes of alz.
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plaques form on neurons: B-amyloid
protein tangles grow inside neuron.detected early in Hippo |
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rates of alz
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1 in 100 at 65 yrs.
1 in 5 over 85 yrs. |
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whos at risk more
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women
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diagnosed more
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U.S. and Europe
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alz is party genetic T/F?
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True
20% of people inherit the ApoE4 gene |
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decrease risk factors 4 alz
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allele ApoE2
cuts down plaque lifestyle habits: -exercise body and mind and social skills |
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stages of alz
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GENERALLY:
cognitive behavioral end is very severe. |