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Cards (28)

  • Scientific study of human behavior and mental processes
    PSYCHOLOGY
  • (GREEK WORDS) Mind or soul
    PSYCHE
  • (GREEK WORDS) Study
    LOGOS
  • moral nature
    CHARACTER
  • Latin word “persona” which means masks worn by Roman actors

    PERSONALITY
  • Special feature, quality or characteristics
    TRAIT
  • the way we respond to any give situation
    ATTITUDE
  • Type of behavior:
    can be observed by other people
    EXTRINSIC / OVERT BEHAVIOR
  • Type of behavior:
    can be observed by the person who experiences it.
    INTRINSIC / COVERT BEHAVIOR
  • GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY
    • to describe
    • to explain
    • to predict
    • to control
  • The idea that abnormal behavior is caused by supernatural forces
    DEMONOLOGY
  • an operation where stone’ instrument were used to chip a hole in the circular portion of the skull to allow the evil spirit to escape:
    TREPHINING
  • involved prayer, noise making, beating and others.
    EXORCISM
  • Branches of psychology that studies the biological foundations of behavior, emotions, and mental processes.
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • made up of brain and spinal cord:
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)
  • Controls how we think, learn, move, and feel
    BRAIN
  • Carries messages back and forth between the brain and the nerves that run throughout the body.
    SPINAL CORD
  • AWAY FROM THE CENTER
    • made up of nerves that branch off from the spinal cord throughout the body
    PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS)
    • seat of consciousness
    • high intellectual functions occur
    • biggest part of the brain
    CEREBRUM
    • outer layer that lies on top of cerebrum
    • wrinkled appearances from its manny folds and grooves
    reasonsing
    emotion
    memory
    language
    consciousness
    CEREBRAL CORTEZ
  • furrow, groove, or fissure on the surface of the brain/lining of the brain
    SULCI/SULCUS
  • bumps ridges on the cerebral cortex
    GYRI / GYRUS
  • Responsible for processing and interpreting information
    GRAY MATTER
  • Gray matter composed of neurons soma
  • Transmits that information to other part of the nervous system
    WHITE MATTER
  • damage to myelin sheath
    MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
    • little brain (fist sized)
    • maintain posture, balance, and equilibrium
    • coordinate voluntary muscle movement
    CEREBELLUM
  • Connects cerebrum with spinal cord
    BRAIN STEM