Human Behavior Flashcards
Child being punished for toilet training mistakes will develop
shame and self doubt
rapprochement
Frequent “refueling” from mom when playing (going back to check)
3 year old understanding of speech and step commands
If you can understand a 2 year old mostly it is accelerated, also being able to follow 2 step commands in acc
Transitional object example
Security blanket is an example of a transitional object
How to explain things to 4 year old in terms of operational stage
A 4 year old is still in the pre-operational stage, and will benefit from role playing of her tonsil surgery
Id, ego, superego
Where does guilt come from?
Guilt comes from super-ego (responsible for following societal rules), id is instinctual. Ego is reconciling the 2
Process paired with id
Id is paired with primary proces thinking, so primitive. It is unconscious and denies existence of negatives
Rationalization vs. intellectualization
Rationalization is trying to explain bad things away logically. Intelectuallization is using intellect (meticulously describing steps leading to car accident)
Primary metabolite of dompamine
Homovanillic acid
Ideational apraxia is
common in alzheimer’s, tested by picking up paper, folding it a certain way and placing it back down
Stress moderator in brain
In periods of stress, increase cortisol can negatively affect the brain
Result of temporal lobe epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy can result in hyposexuality, hyperintensity, perseverative approach to others
Risperdone target
5HT6 is target of risperdone
Modafinil target
Modafinil targets 5HT7 (circadian rhythm)
central achromatopsia
Complete inability to perceive color