Psychology 2030A/B Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Canada
20 Nov 2018
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The neuron fires, sending impulse to next neuron dendrite tree-like branches that receive messages from the neurons neurotransmitters chemicals that transmit info to and from neurons soma keeps the cell alive. Biological scarring years of living with a disorder causes changes in the brain. Viral infection theory when a fetus is exposed to toxins or a virus in prenatal stage of pregnancy, or shortly after birth. 3 regions of the mind, id, ego, superego. Psychosexual stages of development: oral phase, anal phase, phallic phase (sexual fantasies abt parents) , latency phase, and genital phase. Treatment: dream analysis, interpretation, free association, insight and catharsis. We learn both adaptive and maladaptive behaviours as a source of coping. Ns paired with ucs cs cr. Vicarious conditioning is learning by observing a persons behaviour and then incorporating that into your own way of behaving- do not have to do it to learn how. Operant conditioning reinforcement (positive and negative) increases behaviour.
