PSYCH 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lev Vygotsky, Ovulation, Ejaculation

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: tamararahhal

Document Summary

Activity theory: suggests the elderly, most successful while aging maintain interests and activities from middle age. Adolescence: developmental stage between childhood and adulthood. age of viability: point at which a fetus can survive if born prematurely approx. prenatal age 22 weeks. Aids: sexually transmitted infection caused by a virus that destroys the body"s immune system. Alzheimer"s: progressive brain disorder that leads to gradual, irreversible decline in cognitive abilities. Amygdala: in the brain"s temporal lobe is important in experience of emotions and links perception and recall of it later. Anorexia nervosa: sever eating disorder in which people may refuse to eat while denying that their behavior and appearance are unusual. Arousal approaches to motivation: belief that we try to maintain certain levels of stimulation and activity, increasing/recuing them as necessary. Attachment: positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual. authoritarian parents: parents who are rigid and punitive and value unquestioning obedience from their children.