PSYC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Zika Virus, Immune Disorder, Individual Psychology

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC100
• Professor: begosh

Document Summary

Phrenology lumps, and bumps on head and the most defined/biggest ones represent the personality traits that represent you. Biological psychology concerned with links between biology and behavior (zika virus) Biopsychosocial model behavior is influenced by those things below, if you change any your behavior will change. Neurons cells that make up our nervous system. Cell body the cells life support center (soma), has everything cell needs in order to survive. Axon sending messages to other cells. Myelin sheath wraps around the axon, easier to send signals, ms (auto immune disorder and attacks nervous system) occurs when people lack myelin sheath. Interneurons responsible for connecting the other neurons within the nervous system (ex: connects auditory info, smell, etc, to pass info to brain) Transmitting information: action potential electrical charge, travels down axon, tells neurons transmitters to get released, transduction transforming energy from one form to another, flow from positive to negative. 2 neurons never actually touch each other.