PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
METHOD OF LOCI
A strategy for memory enhancement, which uses visualizations of familiar spatial environments to enhance the recall of info
MNEMONIC
sth such as very short poem or special word used to help a person remember sth
ABIDING LOVE
Feeling, memory or intenrest that one have for a very long time
PROSPECTIVE BIAS
SPACED REPITITION
An evidence-based learning technique that is usually performed with flashcards
MDMA
3,4-Methyl-enedioxy-methamphetamine
A synthetic drug that acts as a stimulant and hallucinogen
MENTAL SEMANTIC NETWORK
A vast web of connected and interlinking pathways that make associations between different stored knowledge concepts
BODY DYSMORPHIA DISORDER
A mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance
APHASIA
A language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension
DUPER’S DELIGHT
the pleasure coming from succeeding/getting away with lies
THIN SLICING
the process of making quick inferences based on minimal amount of clues
E-PI-‘NEPH-RINE
also known as Adrenaline
A neurotransmitter and a hormone. It plays an important role in your body’s “fight-or-flight” response. It’s also used as a medication to treat many life-threatening conditions
ATARAXIA
Calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet
CORTICOSTEROIDS
Ease swelling & irration
Anti-inflammation
A class of steroid hormones that are produced in the **adrenal cortex **of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones
EGODYSTONIC
People who are aware of their mental disorders symptoms and are distressed by those
