Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Demonic Possession, Psychopathology, Social Learning Theory

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6 Oct 2021

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Psychology

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Psychology 2310A/B

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Biological influences: can also influence each other. Frontal lobe: parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe. Forebrain- complex processes: midbrain- sleep, regulating, hindbrain. Limbic system: regulates similar behaviors and emotions ("instinctive") Example: structural causes of psychopathology: can result from injury, such as an automobile accident, and from diseases that cause deterioration, phineas gage, pole go through the forebrain, damage to a particular spot has a specific effect. Biochemical influences: amount of neurotransmitter produced or released, number of receptors, transmitter-deactivating substance in synapse, reuptake process--too fast or slow, biochemical messengers, sends signals telling our body what to do. Firing neurons at the cellular level: through the dendrites and there is a place called synapse, a place between a dendrite and an axon terminal. Dopamine: regulates reinforcements/rewards, related to control over muscles (parkinson"s) Norepinephrine (noradrenaline: produced mainly in brainstem, constricts blood vessels and increases blood pressure.

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