NUTR 301 Chapter : psychology notes.docx

• School: McGill University
• Department: Nutrition and Dietetics
• Course: NUTR 301
• Professor: Peter Bender

Document Summary

Introduction: psychology science of behaviour & mental process . Why lose our temper evolutionary behaviour to survive. Addiction: video games, sex, cocaine dopamine, gambling. Cte sydney crosby because of blow to the head, chronic traumatic. Empirical: based on data research, measurement, observation. Psychosis: danger to self & others schizophrenia. Psychology: normal problems : stress, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, eating, relationship, anger, Chromosomes, 46 = distinctly human (23 from mom, 23 from dad, 23rd pair xx or xy) Injured soldiers mental injuries better understanding of brain: church: christianity: all from god. Left-handed is sign of the devil, down syndrome = divine punishment: 1750: phrenology: structure of the skull. Grab head and feel bumps to determine how a person is: wilhelm w ndt (1832-1920) First to use scientific method: darwin: evolution of behaviour adaptation. We adapt to our environment, how humans have survived large frontal cortex: 20th century. Took world of psychology from labs (rats) and applied to real world situations.