Things from notes Flashcards
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Executive functions
decision-making
problem-solving
inhibition
etc.
temperament
inherited part of personality
What’s an essential skill that helped homo sapiens evolve?
Manual abilities (hands)
-> create tools, manipulate objects
Craniosyntosis
maldevelopment of skull
Lisencephaly
Sulci & Gyri not formed properly (too little in number)
Gyrencephaly
sulci & gyri formed more than usual
Anencephaly
neural tube not closed on top
-> brain not formed
phylogenetic
evolution of species
ontogenetic
evolution of individuals
fluid intelligence
reasoning etc.
crystallised intelligence
acquired through life
-> learning in uni etc.
Systemic psychology
working with how different systems (e.g. family, classroom, etc.) influence a person
puberty
everything related to biological changes
adolescence
cultural & social concept
toti-potent
any cell can take any function
in zygotes
pluri-potent
already a part of a structure, but can become anything within the structure
in embryo
(e.g. mouth: teeth, lips tongue, etc.)
multi-potent
stem cells
-> can become anything
stay until adulthood
How does the implantation of the egg cell in a normal pregnancy happen?
fertilised egg implanted in uterus
How does the implantation of the egg cell during an ectopic pregnancy differ from that during a normal pregnancy?
fertilised egg implanted in other areas of body (e.g. abdomen)
How does a bifid spine develop and what’s the impact on the child?
lower neuropore fails to close
-> permanent damage
What’s a sign?
sth we can observe and measure
What’s a symptom?
sth subjective (e.g. headache)
What is the neurohypophysis responsible for and where is it?
producing oxytocin, vasopressine, anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
in posterior lobe
What is the adenohypophysis responsible for and where is it?
produces other hormones
anterior lobe
