Psycology Test 2

Front 1

Females

Back 1

Have more interconnections between hemispheres running through the corpus callosum.

Front 2

Females

Back 2

Brains tend to function in more diffuse brain areas (more integrated) when doing a task.

Front 3

Females

Back 3

Are a little better with details, motor skills, and emotional awareness.

Front 4

Males

Back 4

Have more front to back connections within hemispheres.

Front 5

Males

Back 5

Brains function in more specific brain areas when doing a task.

Front 6

Males

Back 6

As a group are a little better with spatial ability and gross motor coordination.

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Neurotransmitters

Back 7

Chemicals found in the central nervous system and released by a neuron that modify activity in other neurons.

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Synapse

Back 8

The small space between neurons. Neurotransmitters are released by one neuron into synapse and travel to the next neuron to pass along a message.

Front 9

Serotonin

Back 9

Affects sleep, mood, judgment, sexual arousal, and other functions.

Lower serotonin is correlated with depression.

Front 10

GABA

Back 10

Inhibits neurotransmitters, thus calming the mind.

Front 11

Norepinephrine

Back 11

Higher levels makes you more alert, arouses the body, can make you more impulsive.

Front 12

Dopamine

Back 12

Higher levels increases pleasure and feeling good.

Also affects muscle coordination.

Lower levels can make you shake.

Extremely high levels can cause hallucinations.

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Fact

Back 13

Pleasurable activities raises dopamine levels and reinforces the behavior.

With practice, even thinking about the environment raises dopamine levels.

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Dopamine and Addiction

Back 14

Cocaine and pot raises dopamine levels when used. Eventually environmental cues or just thinking about pot or cocaine raises dopamine levels and increases craving. Over time the brain tries to reduce dopamine levels by damaging receptors.

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Facts 2

Back 15

The prefrontal cortex functions are harmed due to dopamine reduction.

With cocaine can be permanent effect.

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Fact 3

Back 16

The brain has natural cannabinoids in the brain that reduces anxiety.

Frequent pot use causes the brain to decrease these calming chemicals.

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SSRI

Back 17

Selective

Serotonin

Reuptake

Inhibitors

Front 18

Dopamine and ADHD

Back 18

People with ADHD have insufficiency dopamine in the prefrontal cortex.

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Oxytocin

Back 19

Neurohormone triggered by touch, hugs, and sex.

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Amygdala

Back 20

Creates emotional memories to aid learning. Produces fear as a survival aid.

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Sympathetic System

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Emergency system prepares body for flight or fight. Sympathetic system works quickly so you can respond to threats quickly.

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Parasympathetic System

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Quiets the body and brings it back down to lower level of arousal. Works slowly (about 20 minutes) so that:

1. The body is not excessively stressed.

2. You slowly lower your arousal level so you can meet the danger if still around.

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Left Brain Functions

Back 23

Language

Speech

Writing

Calculation

Time sense

Rhythm

Ordering Of Complex Movements

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Right Brain Functions

Back 24

Non-Verbal

Spatial Skills

Recognition and Expression Of Emotion

Simple Language Comprehension

Recognition Of Patters, Faces and Melodies

Perceptual Skills

Visualization

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Male fact

Back 25

Brain are bigger

Front 26

Female Fact

Back 26

Have more Neurons

Front 27

Repression

Back 27

Unconsciously preventing painful or dangerous thoughts entering awareness.

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Genetic predisposition

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Someone may be biologically wired for a trait or disorder, but whether that trait or disorder is developed depends upon environmental influences.

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Evolutionary psychology

Back 29

The study of the evolutionary origins of behavior patterns. Various behaviors are heavily influenced by genetic predispositions and have evolved to help us with survival.

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Emotion objectives

Back 30

1. Analyze why possessing emotions would be evolutionary advantage that helps in the survival of race.

2. Define emotion and good emotional intelligence.

3. Describe the research findings on the keys to long term happiness.

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Emotion

Back 31

A state characterized by physiological arousal, changes in facial expression, gestures, postures, and subjective feelings.

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Rationalization

Back 32

Justifying your behavior by giving reasonable but false reasons for it.

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Projection

Back 33

Attributing one's feeling, defect, or unacceptable impulses to others.

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Sublimation

Back 34

Working off unmet desires or unacceptable impulses in activities that are constructive.

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The Psyche

Back 35

Each part of the psyche has separate goals. When they work well, our desires are met we are more likely to have sufficient mental health. When they don't work, then anxiety occurs. and we behave badly.

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The Psyche

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A. id (Pleasure Principle)

B. Superego (Conscience)

C. Ego (Reality Principle)

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Personality Is Shaped By

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1. Past Traumatic Experiences

2. Sex, Survival Instinct

3. Aggression Instinct

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Defense mechanisms

Back 38

Primarily unconscious psychological that distort reality so anxiety is reduced and we keep good opinions of ourselves. Without them we are very vulnerable to any psychological upset.

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Controversies Concerning Freud's Theory

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1. Validity Issues

2. The Importance Of Sexuality

3. Oedipal Complex

4. Freud's Views On Women

5. Is Freud's Type Of Therapy Necessary For Change

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Personality

Back 40

A person's unique and relatively stable psychological characteristics and behavior patterns.

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Genetic predisposition

Back 41

Someone may be biologically wired for a trait or disorder, but whether that trait or disorder is developed depends upon environmental influences.

Front 42

Evolutionary psychology

Back 42

The study of the evolutionary origins of behavior patterns. Various behaviors are heavily influenced by genetic predispositions and have evolved to help us with survival.

Front 43

Emotion objectives

Back 43

1. Analyze why possessing emotions would be evolutionary advantage that helps in the survival of race.

2. Define emotion and good emotional intelligence.

3. Describe the research findings on the keys to long term happiness.

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Emotion

Back 44

A state characterized by physiological arousal, changes in facial expression, gestures, postures, and subjective feelings.

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What are emotions good for?

Back 45

Emotions are useful to understand. We are bombarded constantly by information. If we paid attention to all of it, we probably go insane.

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Emotions good for?

Back 46

1. Help us make choices, allow us to act quickly. When combined with critical thinking skills,emotions help make wise choices.

2. Help us to bond with family, and encourage to help each other produce.

3. Help us communicate with each other.

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Keys to long term happiness

Back 47

Money helps if you are poor, otherwise it does not help.

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Keys to happiness

Back 48

• partially genetic (50%)

• feeling in control

• optimism

• active religious faith

• meaning of life

• " flow"- meaningful, moderately difficult activity

•Close relationships

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Good Emotional Intelligence

Back 49

• knowing your feelings ( self-awareness)

• controlling impulses

• use emotions to make good decisions

• manage emotions without being overly depressed, worried or angry

• being persistent

• empathy

• good social skills

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Rationalization

Back 50

Justifying your behavior by giving reasonable but false reasons for it.

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Sublimation

Back 51

Working off unmet desires or unacceptable impulses in activities that are constructive.

Front 52

Hugs vs. rolling the eyes

Back 52

Strong, stable relationships generally need 5 times as many positive as negative moments.

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Communication patterns that wreck relationships/marriages

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•Criticism- Attacking someone personally rather than focusing on the behavior.

•Contempt- Insulting, hostile humor, mocking, lack of respect.

• Defensiveness- Excessive sensitivity to critical comments.

• Stonewalling- Ignoring physically or psychologically.

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Five Love Languages (By: Gary Chapman)

Back 54

1. Touch

2. Quality time

3. Affirmation (appreciation)

4. Service (doing things for each other)

5. Gift giving

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Become more positive

Shawn Achor

Back 55

• Gratitude- write down things to be grateful about for 21 days.

• Journal- write about one good thing that happened in 24hrs.

• Exercise

•Meditate

•Do one kind of thing each day