PSY 606 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bipolar Disorder, Google Scholar, Term Paper
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Stress is beneficial in acute process but damaging in long term. Effects of long term stress: decreased immunity and cognitive abilities, increased chances of metabolic disorders. Results in essential hypertension (high blood pressure without inherent stimulus or cause) There are genetic predispositions to most psychological disorders (but it is a polygenomic- environmental process) Depression fixed by anti-depressants (medical doctor) or cognitive-behavioural therapy (cognitive or cognitive-behavioural psychologist) both work for some people or even placebos work for some people. *office hours tues/thurs before and after class only or e-mail, phone by appointment* *use deep encoding strategies to study for exams* Midterm exam = chapters 1-5 (m/c + s/a) 50 m/c + 2-3 s/a worth 20-30 marks. Final exam = chapters 6-12 (not cumulative, but comprehensive) m/c only 75 questions 2 hrs. Attach abstracts + thesis statement to it + say a sentence or two about each heading + include references (find articles within the past 5 years)
