Practice Test 1

one dimensional

looking for a single cause

multidimensional

looking for systematic cause (biological, behavioral, cognitive, emotional, social and cultural)

behavioral influences

basic behaviorism. Ex: she had an adverse reaction to the movie that shows blood and when she saw actual blood she associated that movie to her reaction

biological influence

inherited overreactive sinoaortic baroreflex: heart rate and blood pressure increase, fainting

emotional influence

fear of fainting, worrying about health

social influence

Ex: judy's fainting causes interaction in school and home: friends and family > rush to helps her. principal > suspends her. doctor > says nothing is wrong

genes

molecules of DNA, influences our make up, basically the code/programming language of

diathesis stress model

proposed by eric kandel > individuals inherit tendencies to express certain traits, behaviors or disorder may then activated under conditions of stress with the right trigger, disorder can be activated

diathesis vs. gene-environment correlation model

diathesis stress model - if you have tendency in your genes it has to be triggered by environment to activated the disorder. in gene-environment correlation model - genetic endowment contrary to diathesis if you have tendency in your genes you don't wait for the trigger from environment, you will go near to the environment that will trigger your genes Ex: gene-environment correlation model, explains why people may unconsciously seek out or create environments that reflect their genetic tendencies.

gene-environment correlation mode

increases probability that an individual will experience stressful life events Ex: seeking a situation that they know will trigger their disorder

neuroscience

study of nervous system specially the brain to understand behavior, emotions and cognitive processes

implications for psychopathology

genetic contributions might lead to patterns of neurotransmitter activity that influence personality.

OCD

increased activity in frontal lobe of cerebral cortex - the reason why we have anxiety because our frontal lobe is responsible for critical thinking, the part of the brain that thinks for the future.