PSY346H5 Midterm: PSY346 Test 1 Notes
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Empirical evidence: evidence that can be confirmed by systematic observations. This evidence should play a critical role in a researcher"s or practitioner"s opinion of causes and treatments for certain disorders. Psychotropic (psychoactive) drug: medication that influences psychological processes. Biomedical model: therapeutic approach using mostly medical diagnosis and drug prescriptions. Psychosocial model: therapeutic approach emphasizing the relationship between client or patient, and therapist while using therapies such as behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy, classical psychoanalysis, or group therapy. Meta-analysis: a study that includes the results of several published reports to investigate a certain hypothesis. Psychometric test: paper-and-pencil test typically used for diagnostic purposes. Tests need to pass reliability and validity assessment before use. Traumatic brain injury (tbi): injury to a person"s brain usually resulting form an accident. Neurogenesis: creation of new neurons, confirmed of production throughout lifespan. Neurotrophic factors: neurochemicals such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor that promote the growth and complexity of neurons.
