PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10.4: Prefrontal Cortex, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Reduced Properties
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Three main areas of personal growth: relationships, new possibilities, and personal strengths. Structural changes in brain: reduced volume of grey/white matter & hippocampus, prefrontal cortex & its connections to subcortical regions. Dementia: mild-severe disruption of mental functioning, memory loss, disorientation, poor judgment, decision-making. Alzheimer"s disease: degenerative and terminal condition resulting in severe damage of entire brain: buildup of proteins that clump between spaces between neurons, interrupting normal activity, protein forms tangles within nerve cells. Decline in cognitive abilities, especially related to fluid intelligence (like working memory) However, they develop compensatory strategies that enable them to stay highly functional (crystallized intelligence) Infancy: trust vs mistrust: toddlerhood: autonomy vs shame/doubt. Independence and self-sufficiency: early childhood: initiative vs guilt. Exploration of environment & taking personal initiative: childhood: industry vs inferiority. Striving to master tasks & pursuing interests: adolescence: identity vs role confusion. Sense of self and future direction: young adulthood: intimacy vs isolation. Ability to initiate and maintain relationships: adulthood: generativity vs stagnation.
