Ch 15 Psychological Disorders Perspectives on Psychological Disorders: Textbook Learning Objectives 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ Explain how we define psychological disorder. Different behavior that causes distress to the person’s life. Harmful dysfunction by quirk. Fear of spiders only disorder if the fear harms the person’s life. Explain the biopsychosocial perspective on disordered behavior. The biopsychosocial perspective on disordered behavior recognizes that both biological and environmental factors
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History and Approaches (2-4%) Psychology is derived from physiology (biology) and philosophy Early Approaches Structuralism – used INTROSPECTION (act of looking inward to examine mental experience) to determine the underlying STRUCTURES of the mind Functionalism – need to analyze the PURPOSE of behavior Approaches Key Words Evolutionary – Genes Humanistic – free will‚ choice‚ ideal‚ actualization Biological – Brain‚ NTs Cognitive – Perceptions‚ thoughts Behavioral – learned‚ reinforced Psychoanalytic/dynamic
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1. Introduction Toxicology is defined as "the study of the adverse effects of chemical‚ physical or biological agents on living organisms and the ecosystem" and is based on the 16th century principle that any substance can be toxic if consumed in sufficient quantity. In a general sense‚ the toxicity of a substance could be defined as the capacity to cause injury to a living organism. [1] A highly toxic substance will damage an organism if administered in very small amounts; a substance of low toxicity
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INTRODUCTION Cell phones have revolutionized the wireless telecommunications industry over the past decade. It has made telecommunication faster‚ convenient and more economical. The advancement in mobile phone technology with multi-functional features has attracted more cell phone users‚ both young and old‚ throughout the world. Gadgets like tablets‚ smartphones‚ etc. are multiplying at a rate five times faster than global human population. The US Census Bureau puts the global human population between
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I. INTRODUCTION Objective I.1 Define psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. |Margin Learning Question(s) (if applicable) |Page(s) | |None | | Key Terms Psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes. Exercises 1. Put a check mark
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Logic‚ Philosophy‚ and History of Science Why is psychology a science?: Psychology is a science because it uses systematic collection and observation of data to try to answer questions about the mind and behavior and their interactions. Define dualism: Dualism refers to the division of the world and all things in it into 2 parts: body and spirit. What did Locke mean by tubula rasa?: “blank slate” and has been used (originally by John Locke) to refer to the mind of a child. According to this view
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PSYCH 102 WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY scientific study of behavior and mental processes (cognitions‚ emotions‚ motivations‚ perceptions‚ sensations) PRE-SCIENTIFIC Buddha questioned the nature of self & how sensations & perceptions combine to form ideas Confucius stressed the power of ideas and the importance of an educated mind. BIOLOGICAL/MEDICINAL/PHILOSOPICAL ROOTS Hippocrates (460-377 BC) & Galen (130-200) proposed that imbalances in one of the body’s four basic substances (humours) affect one’s physical
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NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Neuroscientist. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 April 26. NIH-PA Author Manuscript Published in final edited form as: Neuroscientist. 2011 June ; 17(3): 274–287. doi:10.1177/1073858410383336. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Abnormal Neuronal Plasticity Alexandre E. Medina1 1Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology‚ Virginia Commonwealth University‚ School of Medicine‚ Richmond‚ VA‚ USA Abstract NIH-PA Author Manuscript The ingestion
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1.Absolute Threshold: the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time. 2.Accommodation: the process by which the eye’s lens changes shape to focus near or far images on the retina. 3.Acetylcholine: neurotransmitter that enables muscle action‚ learning and memory. 4.Achievement Motivation: desire for accomplishment. 5.Achievement Test: an exam designed to test what a person has earned. 6.Acoustic Encoding: encoding of sound‚ especially words. 7.Acquisition: the initial
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2. Psychological Development a. Factors Governing Development Psychological development refers to reaching psychological‚ emotional‚ social and cognitive milestones as part of an individual’s personal growth. Although adults have their own psychological challenges as they move through life stages‚ psychological development in childhood is a series of particularly intense and rapidly encountered milestones. These processes are also closely related to physical growth and the appearance of physical
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