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include causal factors from the fields of genetics and neuroscience

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BIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS

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causal factors from behavioral and cognitive process, including learned helplessness, social learning, prepared learning, and even unconscious processes

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PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS

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a degenerative brain disease that appears in a specific area of the brain — the basal ganglia

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HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE

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one of a pair of genes that strongly influences a particular trait; we need only one of them to determine a trait

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DOMINANT GENE

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present at birth; it is caused by the ability of the body to metabolize phenylalanine.

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PHENYLKETONORIA (PKU)

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must be paired with another R gene to determine a trait

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RECESSIVE TRAIT

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behavior and personality and even intelligence are probably _____

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POLYGENIC

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influenced by many genes and contributing only a tiny effect

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POLYGENIC

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suggested that the very genetic structure of cells may change as a result of learning if genes were inactive with the environment in such a way that it becomes active

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ERIC KANDEL

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individuals inherit tendencies to express certain traits or behaviors, which may then be activated under conditions of stress

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DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL

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a condition that makes someone susceptible to developing a disorder

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DIATHESIS

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individuals that genetic endowment may increase the probability that an individual will experience stressful life events

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GENE-ENVIRONMENT MODEL

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also known as the gene-environment correlation model

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Reciprocal - gene environment model

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processes all info received from our sense organs and reacts as necessary

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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electrical impulses that are transmitted and contains the information

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ACTION POTENTIAL

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space between the terminal button of an axon and the dendrite of another

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SYNAPTIC CLEFT

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biochemicals that are released from the axon of one neuron and transmit the impulse to another

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NEUROTRANSMITTERS

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do not merely insulate neurons, they play an active role in neural activity

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GLIAL/GLIAL CELLS

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neurotransmitters that increase the likelihood that the connecting neuron will fire

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EXCITATORY

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decrease the likelihood that the connecting neuron will fire

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INHIBITORY

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decrease in GABA

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ANXIETY

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increase in dopamine

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SCHIZOPRENIA

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increase in norepinephrine

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DEPRESSION

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decrease in serotonin

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DEPRESSION

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the lower and more ancient part of the brain; controls automatic functions such as breathing, sleeping, moving
BRAIN STEM
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lowest part; regulates many automatic activities such as breathing, heartbeat, and digestion
HINDBRAIN
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controls motor coordination; abnomalities with it may be associated with autism
CEREBELLUM
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coordinates movement with sensory input; contains parts of the reticular system: contributes to processes and arousal and tension
MIDBARIN
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involved broadly with regulating behavior and emotion; it functions as a relay between the forebrain and the lower area of the brain stem
THALAMUS AND HYPOTHALAMUS
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more advanced and more evolved part of the brain
FOREBARIN
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helps regulate our emotional experiences and expressions, and to some extent, our ability to learn and to control our impulses; it is also involved in basic drives of sex, aggression, hunger, and thirst
LYMBIC SYSTEM
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hippocampus, cingulate gyrus, septum, amygdala are parts of the
LYMBIC SYSTEM
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believed to control motor activity as damage to these structures is involved in changing our posture or twitching or shaking
BASAL GANGLIA
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largest part of the forebrain; contains 80% of all neurons in the CNS
CEREBRAL CORTEX
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verbal and other cognitive processes
LEFT HEMISPHERE
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perceiving the world and creating images
RIGHT HEMISPHERE
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a lobe that is assigned to sight, sound, and long-term memory
TEMPORAL
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sensations of touch and monitoring body positioning
PARIETAL
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integrating and making sense of various visual inputs
OCCIPITAL
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its anterior is the prefrontal cortex, and this area is responsible for higher cognitive functions such as thinking, reasoning, planning, and long-term memory
FRONTAL
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controls the muscles; damage here might make it difficult for us to engage in any voluntary movement including talking
SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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its primary duties consists of regulating the cardiovascular system, and the endocrine system, and to perform other functions including aiding digestion and regulating body temperature
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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for mobilizing the body during times of stress or danger by rapidly activating the organs and glands under its control
SYMPATHETIC
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takes over after the sympathetic nervous system has been activated for a while, normalizing our arousal and facilitating the storage of energy by helping the digestive process
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
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gland that secretse stress hormone; epinephrine (adrenaline) and salt-regulating hormones
ADRENAL GLAND
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master gland; variety of regulatory hormones
PITUITARY GLAND
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gland that secretes thyroxine --- facilitates energy metabolism and growth
THYROID GLAND
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secretes sex hormones
GONADAL GLANDS
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HPA AXIS STANDS FOR
HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ANDRENOCORTICAL AXIS
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a feature on a chromosome that appears to moderate the effect of depression and cortisol
TELOMERES
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substances that effectively increase the activity of neurotransmitter by mimicking its effects
AGONISTS
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substances that decrease or block a neurotransmitter
ANTAGONISTS
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produce effects opposite to those produced by the neurotransmitter
INVERSE AGONISTS
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norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopoamine are what kind of neurotransmitters
MONOAMINE NEUROTRANSMITTERS
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GABA and glutamate are examples of whta kind of neurotransmitters
AMINOACID NEUROTRASMITTERS
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excitatory neurotransmitter
GLUTAMATE
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inhibitory neurotransmitter that is known for its best effect in reducing anxiety
GABA
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an inhibitory neurotransmitter that regulates our behavior, mood, and thought process
SEROTONIN
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an excitatory neurotransmitter and also a hormone; it increases alertness, arousal, and attention; constricts blood vessels (to maintain BP in times of stress) and effect sleep-wake cycle, mood, and memory
NOREPINEPHRINE
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excitatory neurotransmitters that is implicated in the pathophysiology of schizoprenia, disorders of addiction, and depression
DOPAMINE
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A DOPMAINE AGONIST; HAS BEEN SUCCESFUL IN REDUCING SOME MOTOR DISABILITIESIN PARKINSON'S DISEASE
LOW DOPAMINE
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refers to unobservable feelings and cognitions inferred from an individual's self-report or behaviors
BLACK BOX
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a method for studying the unobservable unconscious; in which color naming is delayed when the meaning of the word interferes with the participant's ability to process color informatin
STROOP COLOR-NAMING PARADIGM
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a more persistent period of affect or emotionality
MOOD
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refers to the valence dimension of an emotion (+, -)
AFFECT
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