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PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 3 AOS 1 - FINAL Flashcards

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Main divisions of nervous system:

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Central nervous system + peripheral nervous system

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Central nervous system consists of?

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Brain + spinal cord

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Communication around the body through:

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neurons

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Functions of Central nervous system:

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receives sensory information from PNS

sends motor information to PNS

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Brain function:

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regulates + guides all other parts of the nervous system

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The brain is responsible for:

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Higher order thinking (planning, learning)

Vital body functions (digesting, breathing, heart-rate)

Receiving information via senses + responses

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Spinal cord:

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Cable-like column of nerve fibers which extend from the base of the brain to the lower back (encased by vertebrae)

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Spinal cord function:

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sends sensory messages to brain

takes motor messages back

(sensory = afferent, motor = efferent)

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Peripheral nervous system:

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consists of muscles, organs and glands.

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Peripheral nervous system functions:

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sends sensory information to CNS (brain)

receives motor information from CNS (brain)

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Subdivisions of peripheral nervous system:

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Somatic + autonomic nervous systems

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Somatic nervous system:

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Network of neurons which transmit info from receptor sites to CNS, carry info to muscles to initiate voluntary movement

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Autonomic nervous system:

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Network of neurons that carry info between CNS and organs + glands and ensures they regulate without conscious awareness

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Subdivisions of autonomic nervous systems

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Sympathetic + parasympathetic nervous system

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Sympathetic nervous system:

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Prepares the body for action to deal with potential threat (activates fight-flight-freeze response)

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Parasympathetic nervous system:

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Maintains the body in a state of homeostasis, regulates the body to a sense of calm following heightened arousal

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Sympathetic nervous system characteristics:

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Pupils dilate
Accelerated heart rate
Inhibits digestion

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Parasympathetic nervous system characteristics:

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Pupils contract
Slows heart rate
Stimulates digestion

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Neurons:

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Cells within nervous system that transmits messages to and from brain

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Types of neurons:

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Interneuron, motor neuron, sensory neuron

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Sensory neurons: (afferent) FUNCTIONS

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transmits sensory info from body to brain (done via afferent pathways)

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Motor neurons: (efferent) FUNCTIONS

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transmits motor info from brain to body (done via efferent pathways)

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Interneurons: FUNCTIONS

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transmits info between sensory and motor neurons

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Typical neural communication:

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1) sensory neurons at receptor sites feel sensation

2) pass along afferent tracts through PNS, to spinal cord to brain

3) interneurons in brain communicate with motor neurons

4) motor neurons send signal via efferent pathways through spinal cord and in CNS, through PNS, to effector site.

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Conscious response examples:
walking, talking, waving
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Unconscious response examples:
breathing, stomach contractions,
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Spinal reflex (reflex arc):
automatic, unconscious response that is initiated by neurons in the spinal cord, independent of the brain - to adapt to brain
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When does spinal reflex occur?
pain, aid survival
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How does spinal reflex occur?
intercepted by interneurons in spinal cord
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Why does spinal reflex occur?
Faster reaction time to pain stimulus
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Neurotransmission:
neuron communication process, uses electrochemical energy
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Neurotransmission process:
Neural impulse (electrical energy) runs from dendrite down axon to axon terminals Terminal buttons (synaptic knobs) release chemical substance Chemical substance (neurotransmitter) crosses synapse Neurotransmitter picked by by receiving neuron via dendrites
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Neuron components:
Dendrites, soma, axon, axon terminals, myelin sheath, terminal buttons, nucleus
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Dendrites:
receives incoming neural messages
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Soma:
body of neuron, contains nucleus with genetic material for next neuron
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Axon:
pathway down neural message travels
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Myelin sheath:
Fatty tissue which encases around axon in speed of transmission
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Axon terminals:
Exit pathways for neural messages to make way to next neuron
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Terminal buttons:
Releases chemical substance to a receiving neuron for communication purposes (synaptic knobs)
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Neurotransmitters:
chemical substance released by terminal button of a neuron for neural communication
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Excitatory effects:
increasing the likelihood that an action will fire an action potential
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Inhibitory effects:
decreasing the likelihood that the neuron will fire an action potential
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Lock + key process:
Mechanism which neurotransmitters and neuromodulators bond uniquely to their complimentary receptors
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Examples of neurotransmitters + neuromodulators
Dopamine, serotonin, GABA, glutamate
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Excitatory neurotransmitter:
Glutamate = sends signals to other cells
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Inhibitory neurotransmitter:
GABA = inhibits brain signals
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Role of neuromodulators:
Work together with neurotransmitters to enhance inhibitory + excitatory effects and create widespread impacts + enhance signal transmission.
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Dopamine:
Neurotransmitter involved in drive, motivation and motor movement.
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Dopamine: FUNCTION
Facilitates smooth movement
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Serotonin:
Neuromodulator involved in mood stabilizing, wellbeing and happiness
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Neuroplasticity:
Ability of the brain to change itself as a result of experience
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Types of neuroplasticity:
developmental, adaptive
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Synaptic plasticity:
ability of synaptic connections to change overtime in response to experiences.
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Brain plasticity:
enables faster response times
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Long-term potentiation:
Increase in synaptic strength through high frequency stimulation of neural pathway
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Long-term depression:
Reduction of the efficiency of synaptic connections. Long lasting and experience dependent weakening of synaptic connections between neurons that are not regularly activated.
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Neural process
Proliferation, migration, circuit formation, circuit pruning, myelination
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Proliferation:
Growth and making more neurons (enhance)
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Migration:
Moving neurons to area needed mot
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Circuit formation:
Creation of synapse
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Neural processes:
sprouting, rerouting, pruning
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Sprouting:
creation of new connections between neurons.
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Rerouting:
re-establishing neural connections by creating alternate pathways
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Pruning:
removing old neural connections that are not adequately activated
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Stress:
Psychological + physiological state of tension in response to a stimulus.
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Eustress:
Positive type of stress (allows increase in performance, enhances memory/experiences)
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Distress:
Negative type of stress (limits performance, unable to think)
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Acute stress:
Short term stress
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Chronic stress:
Long term stress
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Stressor:
internal/external stimulus that prompts a stress response
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Internal stressor:
stimulus from within a persons body that prompts a stress response
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External stressor:
stimulus from outside a persons body that prompts a stress response
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Internal stressor examples:
hunger, illness, low self esteem
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External stressor examples:
upcoming exam, financial issues, relationship status
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Stress response:
result of the stress displayed in physiological or psychological characteristics
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physiological stress responses
headaches, heart palpitations, cold/flu
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psychological stress responses
behavioural: change to eating habit/sleep emotional: irritability/aggression cognitive: decreased concentration/memory impairment
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Fight-flight freeze response:
involuntary and automatic response to threat that takes the form of either escaping, confronting or freezing.
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Role of cortisol in stress response:
increases glucose to help different bodily functions repair damage done through stress
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cortisol:
stress hormone released to aid in body in initiating and maintaining heightened arousal
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Hans Selye GAS:
stress response from a biological perspective (pulled rats tails to illict a stress response)
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Role of cortisol in GAS model
HPA axis: amygdala picks up signal of threat, triggers HPA axis to release.
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Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome:
ALARM REACTION (shock, counter shock) RESISTANCE EXHAUSTION
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GAS: HOW DOES IT EXPLAIN STRESS?
impacts brain size, experience of stress from a biological perspective
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Elements of GAS
Shock: resistance to stress = below normal - Body acts injured, blood pressure and temperature drop ____________________________ Counter-shock: resistance to stress = above normal - sympathetic ns activated, flight-fight-freeze, adrenaline released ______________________________ Resistance: resistance to stress = above normal - cortisol released, unnecessary functions shut down _______________________________ Exhaustion: resistance to stress = below normal - resources depleted, immune system weakened
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Strengths of GAS
evidence of relationship between illness and stress highlights a pattern that can be measured in individuals
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Limitations of GAS
research not conducted on humans does not account for individual differences + psychological factors
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Lazarus + Folkman's transactional model of stress and coping:
Stress involves an encounter between an individual and their external environment Stress response depends on individuals appraisal of stressor and ability to cope
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Elements of transactional model:
primary appraisal: individuals assessment of situation (positive, benign, stressful) secondary appraisal: individuals assessment of the available resources to deal with demands
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Differences = comparing the GAS to Transactional model
GAS = Biological, animals Transactional = Psychological, humans
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Similarities = comparing the GAS to Transactional model
Time, psychobiological, stress
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Enteric nervous system:
gastrointestinal tract involved in processing food, absorbing nutrients, excreting waste
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Microbiota:
living organisms that live in our gastrointestinal tract and maintain gut health and functioning
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Gut-brain axis:
bi-directional relationship between the gut and brain through the enteric and central nervous system
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Coping with stress:
the process of dealing with stress
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Coping strategies: approach
Coping strategies that directly confront the source of the stress
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Coping strategies: avoidance
coping strategies that evade the stressor, seeking to indirectly reduce stress
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Context-specific effectiveness:
Coping strategy used is appropriate for the demands of the stressor
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Coping flexibility:
Ability to adjust coping strategies depending on the unique demands of a stressor

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