Psyc 354 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Developmental Psychology An interdisciplinary field that describes, identifies, and seeks to understand factors that influence age-related change and stability across the lifespan Developmental Psychology The scientific study of age-related changes in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities Physical This domain includes changes in size, shape, and characteristics of the body (growth, puberty, pregnancy, menopause, motor development) Also includ...

Autoeroticismterm used by Havelock Ellis (an early sexologist) - term to describe solitary sexual behaviour - including masturbation, nocturnal orgasms and sexual fantasies is it possible to have an orgasm from sexual fantasies alone?yes - but hard not to ensure physical involved - but point is that sexual fantasies are very very powerful social scripts involve what in sexual fantasies?a more complex sexual fantasy - a little story, who, what, when, where, why - social context is import...

What is social and affective neuroscience?describe and understand the neural mechanisms undergirding social and affective phenomena Modular view of the social brainSpecialized routines that perform very specific functions on a limited set of inputs. Often considered innate, universal and localized Barrett & Satiatea. one-to-one association between brain structure and function (strictly modular) b. the network consists of specialized units that interact (network of modules) c. the netwo...

Retina layer of neurons in the back of the eye What is transduction? the process of turning light into neural signals, takes place in the retina What does the cornea do? - bends light (refraction) and forms image on the retina What does the lens do? Focuses light onto retina What are the ciliary muscles? they adjust the focus by changing the shape of the lens What is accommodation of the eye? The process of changing the shape of the lens to focus on near or distant objects (by ciliary m...

PSYC 354 Chief Complaint Health Report – Liberty University. Case scenario 1 Chief Complaint Health Report Chief complaint I was to go for a long-term facility. I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Am not ready to go back there. HPI: Bianca, a 13-year-old female was admitted to acute care for SI, SIB and depression. She was just discharged from Pesinantes Gasland last Frida. She has ongoing SI this Saturday. She walked into her grandmother’s house holding a pair of scissors and ...

Developmental Psychology An interdisciplinary field that describes, identifies, and seeks to understand factors that influence age-related change and stability across the lifespan Developmental Psychology The scientific study of age-related changes in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities Physical This domain includes changes in size, shape, and characteristics of the body (growth, puberty, pregnancy, menopause, motor development) Also includ...

Autoeroticismterm used by Havelock Ellis (an early sexologist) - term to describe solitary sexual behaviour - including masturbation, nocturnal orgasms and sexual fantasies is it possible to have an orgasm from sexual fantasies alone?yes - but hard not to ensure physical involved - but point is that sexual fantasies are very very powerful social scripts involve what in sexual fantasies?a more complex sexual fantasy - a little story, who, what, when, where, why - social context is import...

What is social and affective neuroscience?describe and understand the neural mechanisms undergirding social and affective phenomena Modular view of the social brainSpecialized routines that perform very specific functions on a limited set of inputs. Often considered innate, universal and localized Barrett & Satiatea. one-to-one association between brain structure and function (strictly modular) b. the network consists of specialized units that interact (network of modules) c. the netwo...

Retina layer of neurons in the back of the eye What is transduction? the process of turning light into neural signals, takes place in the retina What does the cornea do? - bends light (refraction) and forms image on the retina What does the lens do? Focuses light onto retina What are the ciliary muscles? they adjust the focus by changing the shape of the lens What is accommodation of the eye? The process of changing the shape of the lens to focus on near or distant objects (by ciliary m...

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