Cognitive Concepts underlying pyschiatry

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

A mental process resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ

Touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

The ability to become aware of something or understand something following sensory stimulation

Olfactory, auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory

Question 3

Perceptual Set

Answer 3

The Psychological factors that determine how you perceive your environment

Seeing is believing
Believing is seeing

Context,
Culture,
Expectations,
Mood & motivation

Question 4

Gestalt principles

Answer 4

Proximity, common fate, continuity, closure, symmetry

Used by advertisers

Question 5

Illusion

Answer 5

An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience

Question 6

Hallucinations

Answer 6

Experiences involving the apparent perception of something not present (no stimulus)

Question 7

Bio-psycho-social model

Answer 7

Used for treating patients (medication, genetics…)