bipolar 2: hypomania w/ intense depression, still able to function at work/social
bipolar disorder - mood disorder when one experiences both manic & depressed episodes
bottom up - processing sensory info as it comes in
achievement- self efficiency - expectation that your efforts will lead to success
affiliation need - need to belong
positive- motivates us to seek connections w/ others, ppl w/ social connections experience less
depression
negative- social exclusion activates the same region as physical pain, long term isolation can lead to
permanent psychological damage
Agonist - amplifys
Algorithm - a set of steps guaranteed to reach a solution
Amygdala - fear, anger, emotion
analytic thinking - focus on objects & their attributes > more common in individualistic cultures -
North America
Antagonist - interrupts or blocks
,anterograde amnesia - trouble recalling after trauma
antisocial personality disorder - when a person shows lack of empathy & disregard for others
anxiety disorders - characterized by persistent worry & extreme fear
arousal theory of motivation - people perform actions in order to maintain an optimal level of
arousal
availibility heuristic - the easier it is to bring events or objects to mind, the more likely or common
they are to be judged
behavior therapy - focuses on changing unwanted behaviors through rewards & reinforcements
Behaviorism - describe behavior in response to environmental stimuli
- = distress - bad stress - exams, car breaking down
+ = eustress - good stress - getting married, having a baby
4 lobes of the brain - frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
Benefits of exercise - physical, mental, emotional, & cognitive health benefits- helps people cope
w/ stress - enhances growing new neurons & new connections
biopsychosocial model - health is a state of total physical, psychological & social well being
biopsychosocial model> bio characteristics - genetic predispositions, exposure to germs, brain &
other nervous system development
, biopsychosocial model> psych factors - thoughts, actions, lifestyle, stress
biopsychosocial model> social conditions - environments, cultural influences, family relationships,
social support
Bipolar 1 vs Bipolar 2 - bipolar 1: severe mania w/ bouts of intense depression & may be psychotic
bystander effect - the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emergency, the less likely
any one of them is to help
Cannon-Bard theory of emotion - emotion & physiological reactions occur simultaneously in
response to a stimuli
Case of HM - surgery which removed his hippocampus & amygdala to treat severe epilepsy
Categorization - The process by which objects are placed in categories
Cerebellum - physical coordination
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - focuses on changing thoughts that are affecting a person's
emotions & actions - identified & then challenged through logic, gathering evidence, testing in action, or
a combination of these
collectivist cultures - cooperation & group harmony take priority over purely personal goals- Japan
compliance - Conforming to a request or demand