Exam 1

Question 1

Metacognition =

Answer 1

” Thinking about your own thinking”

Question 2

Metacognition Awareness requires that you know….

Answer 2

content and process

Question 3

MA involves what kind of dialogue with oneself about the subject and its impact?

Answer 3

Intentional dialogue

Question 4

Religio

Answer 4

Piously and meticulously offered, state supervised acts of public worship of the Roman gods.

Question 5

Religion

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An outward expression of feelings, ideas and intentions related to a greater than human power.

Question 6

Feelings

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Related to one’s perception/belief in a transcendent power.

Question 7

Spirituality

Answer 7

A transcendent dimension within people when they grapple with their own existence within a context outside themselves. That which is involved in contacting the divine. The subjective experience of the sacred. The ways persons seek and express meaning and purpose and their connectedness to the sacred.

Question 8

What do Religious people do?

Answer 8

Attend religious services.
Read sacred writings.
Pray a lot.
Observe religious holidays.

Question 9

What do Spiritual people do?

Answer 9

Focus on inner qualities.
Are deeply concerned about value commitments.
Have a sense of connection to a transcendent power.

Question 10

Sacred=

Answer 10

Not usual, mundane, ordinary.
Those things are transcendent, boundless, ultimate.
Something consecrated or set apart.
Something with supernatural or mysterious power or qualities.

Question 11

Who developed the idea of religious orientation?

Answer 11

Gordon Allport (1950s)

Question 12

What are the 2 religious orientations?

Answer 12

Intrinsic and Extrinsic

Question 13

Intrinsic

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The motives for one’s religious experience are personal and internalized. Faith becomes the master motivation for one’s life.

Question 14

Extrinsic

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Religion used for the person’s self-interest, - for some personal gain, payoff or for motives that life outside of the religion itself.

Question 15

Dopamine

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monoamine neurotransmitter (one amino acid)

Question 16

Several dopamine pathways in the brain:

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Pleasure/ Euphoria.
Motor control.
Affect (feeling/mood).
Thinking.
Hormone secretion.

Question 17

Drugs associated with Dopamine:

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Neuroleptics (thorazine)
Cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine (pleasure)
THC and Opiates (stimulate appetite-munchies)

Question 18

Disorders associated with Dopamine:

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Movement disorders (Parkinson's)
Psychotic Disorders (schizophrenia)
Drug addiction

Question 19

Serotonin

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(sero=blood, tonin=tone) 5HT

Derived from amino acid- tryptophan

Question 20

What roles does serotonin play in the brain?

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Regulates sleep.
Involved in vigilance.
Regulates mood.
Regulates appetite.

Question 21

Disorders related to serotonin:

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Mood disorders (depression)
Anxiety disorders
Schizophrenia
Sleep/Eating disorders

Question 22

Drugs associated with serotonin:

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LSD
Ecstasy
Mushrooms
Peyote

Question 23

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy is associated with…

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Mystical experiences.
Intense emotions of God’s presence.
Hallucinations of God.
Telepathy.

Question 24

Religious experiences are more common in persons with…….than in the general population.

Answer 24

Schizophrenia

Question 25

What is a genetic pre-dispostion but not genetically determined?

Answer 25

Schizophrenia

Question 26

What appears to be associated with abnormal activity in the limbic system, left temporal lobe, & DLPF cortex?

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Schizophrenia

Question 27

Schizophrenia features:

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Hallucinations and Delusions | Distorted sense of reality.

Question 28

Example of delusion:

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The mafia is poisoning my food!

Question 29

Most common form of psychosis?

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Auditory

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Negative (vegetative) symptoms of schizophrenia:

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Throwing bricks at cars. | Wearing lots of clothes in the summer.

Question 31

OCD:

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Associated with hyper-religiousness. Religiously oriented obsessions/compulsions. Underactive serotonin . Associated with increased activity in OFPF cortex, basal ganglia and limbic systems. SSRI's decrease obsessions/compulsions.

Question 32

Basal ganglia

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initiates motor activity

Question 33

5HT decreases activity in the......

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Raphe system which also increases Dopamine activity.

Question 34

Hyper-religiousness appears to be associated with abnormal dopamine activity in the brain circuits that include:

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Medial-Superior Temporal Regions Dorsomedial, OFPF, and DLPF regions Limbic system

Question 35

5HT Agonists-Produce

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Perception distortions Changes in sense of self Sense of insight/spiritual awareness Mystical experiences

Question 36

Part of the addiction process is...

Answer 36

learning

Question 37

Dopamine is part of what circuit?

Answer 37

Reward circuit

Question 38

Reticular formation

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``` Your body's alarm clock. Wakes you up. Example: Nodding off in class and your body waking you back up. ```

Question 39

PTSD has a....

Answer 39

serotonin component

Question 40

SSRI

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Question 41

GABA

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The body's natural neutralizer.

Question 42

Hyper-religious

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Tend to see everyday experiences as extremely profound.