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22 Cards in this Set
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Empirical evidence |
Evidence that can be confirmed by systematic observations. This evidence should play a critical role in a researcher's or practitioner's opinion of causes and treatments for certain disorders |
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Psychotropic (psychoactive) Drug |
Medication that influences psychological processes |
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Biomedical Model |
Therapeutic approach using mostly medical diagnoses and drug prescriptions |
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Psychosocial Model |
Therapeutic approach emphasizes the relationship between client, or patient, and therapist while using therapies such as behavioral therapy, classical psychoanalysis, or group therapy |
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Psychometric Test |
Paper and pencil test typically used by psychologists for diagnostic purposes. These tests need to pass reliability, validity, and standardization assessment before use with patients and clients |
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) |
Injury to a persons brain usually resulting from an accident |
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Neurogenesis |
Creation of new neurons. It was once thought that developed brains no longer produce new neurons, but research has confided the production of new neurons across the life span. Little is known, however, about the functional consequences of the new neurons |
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Neurotropic Factors |
Neurochemicals such as BDNF (Brain derived neurotropic factor) that promote the growth and complexity of neurons |
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Computerized Tomography |
Neuroimaging technique developed in the 1960's that is the equivalent of taking an X-ray of the brain |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Technique that provides pictures of the brain by sending a magnetic field through a persons head so that the scanners can absorb radiation form hydrogen ions so that a 3D, HD picture of brain tissue is generated |
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EEG (Electroencephalography) |
One of the earliest methods of recording activity of the living brain, involves placing electrodes on an individuals scalp and recording the activity of large populations of neurons. This technique has been valuable in diagnosing epilepsy and is delineating the various stages of sleep |
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PET (Positron Emission Tomography) |
Functional neuroimaging technique that involves injecting the patient with radioactively tagged glucose and quantifying the patients metabolization of the radioactive glucose when the patient is presented with an experimental challenge |
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fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
MRI that provides information about activity of the brain by quantifying cerebral blood flow during a cognitive challenge |
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Phenotype |
External expression of certain genetic influences, The phenotype for one genetic assortment may be long fingers, for another, brown hair |
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Concordance Rate |
Frequency with which two individuals express the same condition. For example, the rate at which identical twins both develop schizophrenia is the concordance rate for schizophrenia |
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Immediate Early Genes |
Class of genes that exhibit rapid responses to certain extracellular stimuli by pro ducting proteins that prompt the release of such neurochemicals as corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) which is involved in the stress response |
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Proteins |
Complex organic chemicals that are the essential building materials of living cells |
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Simple (Specific) Phobia |
Disorder that involves an intense fear of a particular object that disrupts a persons normal functioning as he or she attempts to avoid the feared stimuli |
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Proximate Causation |
Doctrine stating that the most direct cause of an event is the most important factor. In evolutionary theory, proximate questions are most often questions of mechanism and development of certain behaviors |
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Sexual Selection |
Choosing a mate or competing for a mate |
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Culture-bound Syndrome |
Condition that appears to be cultural specific. The DSM categorizes these disorders in this broad classification |
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Homeostasis |
Internal balance and regulation of physiological systems in an organism |
