Psychological Problems

What is a mental health issue?

Diagnosable conditions in which a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours change and they are less able to cope/function.

What is the role of serotonin?

—- is responsible for regulating mood, sleep, aggression, appetite, and memory.

What does noradrenaline regulate?

xxxxxx is responsible for stress and the body's 'flight or fight' response.

What is synaptic transmission?

The way that neurons communicate with each other, involving a message being passed chemically.

What is the purpose of a neuron?

To communicate electrically and chemically, receiving and sending information to other cells.

Unipolar depression

xxxxx xxxx is characterized by a continuous low mood.

bipolar depression

xxxx xxxxxx is characterized by episodes of mania as well as low mood.

What is a synapse?

The very small distance between neurons.

What is reuptake in the context of neurotransmitters?

xxxxxx is when leftover neurotransmitters are taken back by the previous neuron after the next neuron has taken in the original message.

What do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors do?

They block the reuptake channels to prevent the uptake of serotonin.

What are attributions?

Ways in which people explain the causes of behaviours and situations.

What is internal attribution?

Attribution caused by dispositional factors such as personality or ability.

What is external attribution?

A——- caused by situational factors, such as weather or the economy.

What is a stable attribution?

A——— caused by factors that do not change, such as gender.

What is an unstable attribution?

A——- caused by temporary factors, such as tiredness.

What is addiction?

A psychological problem where people feel they need to do something regularly to avoid negative feelings.

What are monozygotic twins?

Identical twins that share 100% of their genes.

What are dizygotic twins?

Non-identical twins that share 50% of their genes.

What is concordance rate?

The presence of the same trait in both members of a pair of twins.

What does holistic approach mean?

The belief that all parts of something are connected and can only be understood by looking at the whole picture.

What does reductionist approach mean?

The belief that something is only understood by simplifying it to its most fundamental basic parts.