Adolescence Decision Making and Rick Taking Latasha Mitchell Professor: Ami Taharka PSY 412- Cognitive Psychology August 14‚ 2013 As a parent I always wanted to know what causes teenagers to take risk and make bad decisions. Turns out it has nothing to do with how smart they are and everything to do with their brains lack of ability to control impulses and the fact that their brains are not fully developed. In this paper I will touch on the brain of adolescence compared
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We ’ve learned from Goldstein ’s study and others that the amygdala is larger in males and the amygdala its actions have to do with emotional arousal and stress. In rats‚ the neurons of the males have more interconnections in males‚ thus‚ we would assume the same would be true in human males. Presumably these anatomical differences
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What Causes Selective Mutism? By Susha Cheriyedath‚ MSc There are several risk factors for selective mutism‚ all of which play a key role in the development of the disorder. These factors include a family history of anxiety‚ speech issues‚ language problems‚ and a tendency to avoid unfamiliar settings. There is no evidence that abuse or neglect can cause selective mutism in children or adolescents. Genetic Factors Most children with the condition are genetically predisposed to anxiety disorder. They
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disorders and co- occurring anxiety symptoms: Implications for assessment and treatment. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing‚ 14(3)‚ 192-199. Schumann‚ C. M.‚ Bauman‚ M. D.‚ & Amaral‚ D. G. (2011). Abnormal structure or function of the amygdala is a common component of neurodevelopmental disorders. Neuropsychologia‚ 49(4)‚ 745-759. Silverman‚ W. K.‚ & Ollendick‚ T. H. (2005). Evidence-based assessment of anxiety and its disorders in children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child
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inappropriate social responses‚ understanding impending outcomes‚ and blunting emotions (Grieve‚ 2010). Another area in the brain that supports cognitive functioning is the amygdala (Grieve‚ 2010). The amygdala supports the cognitive function that allows one to process emotions (Grieve‚ 2010). The frontal lobe and amygdala are but two of the many areas in the brain that support
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lobe including the hippocampus‚ with an aim to stop the seizures. This resulted in HM’s anterograde amnesia. He was unable to create new episodic and semantic memories. With an MRI scan‚ Corkin recognized that there was damage to the hippocampus‚ amygdala‚ and areas nearby. She investigated the effects of biological factors on behavior and built a correlation between certain brain areas and memory. This indicated that hippocampus plays a
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Psychology chapter three vocabulary nervous system‚ a collection of hundreds of billions of specialized and interconnected cells through which messages are sent between the brain and the rest of the body. The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (CNS)‚ made up of the brain and the spinal cord‚ and the peripheral nervous system (PNS)‚ the neurons that link the CNS to our skin‚ muscles‚ and glands. And we will see that our behavior is also influenced in large part by the endocrine
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epilepsy. To this day she has no idea what had happened or how. I’m curious if there is a way she could get back that memory‚ like the head injury did for Donald. I’m also curious if her seizures are in her temporal lobe or extending down into the amygdala and limbic structures like he had. This also raises a lot of more questions for me about epilepsy and memory and I just want to be able to learn in all and take it all in to get a better understand of people and their
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sensation of fear is related to 2 parts of the brain‚ the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala. The prefrontal cortex is the body’s "hub of safety" if you will. It receives stimuli and determines whether it’s potentially dangerous‚ and sends signals to different parts of the brain to release adrenaline‚ hence the term "adrenaline junkie". This release of adrenaline is called the "fight or flight response". The amygdala‚ part of the limbic system‚ controls all strong emotions. It is what stores strong
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Introduction to Psychology‚ 7th Edition‚ Rod Plotnik Module 16: Emotion Module 16 Emotion Introduction to Psychology‚ 7th Edition‚ Rod Plotnik Module 16: Emotion Emotion • Emotion – 4 components – Interpretation or appraisal (of some stimulus – event‚ object‚ or thought) in terms of well-being – Subjective experience or feeling (ex. Fear) – Physiological responses (ex. Change in heart rate) – Overt or observable behaviors (ex. facial expressions) 6 Basic Emotions (Cross Culture) – Disgust
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