PSYC 325 Chapter : psyc 325 - ch 2 definition

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 325
• Professor: Mario Liotti

Document Summary

Assumption that biological organ located inside skull is organ directly involved in memory, language, thought. One of many dementia-type illnesses that"s more common in older adults than younger. Memory is first deficit detected in this disease. Terminal illness = initial signature = development of amnesic symptoms (memory loss), disease affects brain. Early patients= trouble learning new information and retrieving recent events. Later stage = loss of knowledge of past and eventually identity of close relatives. Sudden and devastating injuries to brain (hit hard objects) Most from motor vehicle crashes + leading cause of death in young adults (m) Counter-coup blow to back of head may damage occipital lobe = visual deficits. Practice of helping brain-damaged patients recover and cope with their injuries. Tbi = mostly young adults = long lives ahead = social importance. Focus on rehabilitation and restoration of cognitive e skills. Have nucleus = house individual"s chromosomes = contain genes which contain each individual"s dna.