CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Margaret Floy Washburn, Mary Whiton Calkins

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Barry Grant

Document Summary

From greek psyche (mind) + logos (study of something) What we think and how we feel doesn"t equate. Past experiences and how they reflect on our current behavior. Good ex. of complexity of all these behaviors/traits: levels of analysis. Psychology is a discipline that spans many levels of analysis. Serotonin, product of genes that influence/factor depression. Difference among people in brain structures related to mood. Diminished ability to concentrate / indecisiveness / * feelings of worthlessness, guilt, Fatigue / loss of energy / insomnia and or hypersomnia / weight loss (greater than 5% in. Thoughts on the caregivers", toll (emotional & physical) taken on caregivers, how does. Dsm (manual that helps us diagnose), look for 5+ symptoms (out of 9 ^) usually over 1-2 weeks. Criteria: at least one of the symptoms is the depressed mood/thoughts (mental) or decreased in pleasurable activities (behavioral). Hopefully can help us predict how people may behave in certain situations.