Psych Ex 4

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Neuron

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individual cells in the nervous system that recieve, integrate, and transmit info

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building block

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Cell body

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contains nucleus and chemical machinery common to most cells

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soma

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dendrites

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branch like parts of a neuron that are specialized to recieve information

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branch

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axon

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long thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma to other neurons

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fiber

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myelin sheath

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insulating material

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fatty protection, axon

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axon terminals

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end point of axon where one neuron communicates with another

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end

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Synapse

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junction between axon terminal and dendrite of the next neuron

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vesicles

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sacs in the axon terminal

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synaptic cleft

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microscopic gap between terminal button of the sending neuron and cell membrane of another neuron

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Neurotransmitters

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chemicals that transmit info from one neuron to another

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Acetylcholine

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found in brain and spinal cord

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EXCITATORY

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Norepinephrine

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Mood regulation, implicated in bipolar mood disorders

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Dopamine

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control of voluntary movements

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Endorphins

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family of internally produced chemicals that resemble opiates

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Serotonin

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regulation of sleep, may play a role in depression

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Neural Impulse

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sudden change in eletrical charge within and outside membrane of a neuron

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resting potential

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cell inactive

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action potential

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brief change in electrical charge

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All or None principle

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stimulated neuron will either produce action potential or wont

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Periphal nervous system

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relay system connects all parts of body with central NS

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Somatic

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outer functions, generation of motor movement

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Autonomic

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inner function with 2 parts regulate heart rate etc

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Sympathetic division

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fight or flight response, prepares body for stressful or virgous action

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parasympathtic

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sustains non-stress functioning, lower heart rate

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Endocrine system

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secrete chemicals into blood stream through glands that help control bodily functioning

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Abnormal Neurotic Disorders

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refer to behavior marked by subjective distress and reliance on avoidance coping (phobias)

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Abnormal Psychotic Disorders

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refers to behavior marked by impaired reality contact and profound deterioration of adaptive functioning

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Anxiety Disorder

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class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety

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Panic Disorder

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involves recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that occur suddenly and unexpectedly

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Phobic disorders

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marked by a persistant and irrational fear of something that has no realistic danger

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OCD

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persistant uncontrolablle intrustions of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in senseless rituals

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Somatoform Disorder

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class of disorders with physical ailments with no organic basis

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Conversion disorder

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loss of physical function with no organic basis

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Hypochodriasis

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excessive preoccupation with health concerns and incessant worry about developing a physical illness

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Dissocative Disorders

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lose contact with portions of memory resulting in disruption of sense of identity

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Dissociative Amnesia

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sudden loss of memory for important personal info too extensive to be from normal forgetting

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Dissociative Fugue

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condition of amnesia involves unexplained change in location

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Dissociative Identity

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Multiple personality, person alternates between 2 or more distinct identities

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Mood Disorders

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marked by emotional disturbances that may disrupt other processes

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Major depression

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condition in which a person takes little pleasure in life and experiences feelings of worthlessness, etc. no event can reasonably account for it

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Bipolar disorder

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alternate between depression and mania

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Schizophrenia

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marked by disturbances in thought that spill over to affect other processes

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Delusions

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false beliefs that are maintained even though they are clearly out of touch with reality

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Hallucinations

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sensory perceptions that occur in abscense of real stimulus

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Positive symptoms

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Hallucinations, bizarre behavior

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Negative symptoms

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social withdrawel, reduced energy

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Lobotomy

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brain surgery, cutting of some fibers to relief the disorder

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ECT

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used to produce a seizure

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Psychoactive drugs

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chemicals that affect cognitions, affect or behavior

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Antipsychotic drugs

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given to treat schizophrenia or can be given to treat severe mood disorders of people who are delusional

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Antidepressant

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help bring a person out of depression by gradually raising their mood

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Antianxiety drugs

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tranquilizers, relieve tension, nervousness