PSYB30H3 Chapter 7: Chapter 7
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Tbi can lead to large changes in personality. Co(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge: di(cid:373)i(cid:374)ished a(cid:271)ility to i(cid:374)hi(cid:271)it or (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol o(cid:374)e"s i(cid:373)pulses: most likely due to disruptions between frontal lobes, retain cognitive abilities but lose some degree of self-control, ex. Pros of physiological approach: physiological characteristics can be measured mechanically and reliably. Physiological characteristics functioning of organ systems within the body. Physiological systems ns, cardiac system, musculoskeletal system. Differences in physiology create, contribute to, or indicate differences in psychological functioning. Assumes that differences in physiological characteristics are related to differences in important personality characteristics and behavior patterns. One theory states that they do so because they have a deficiency of a certain chemical in their nervous systems. But this is too simple; human nature is more complicated. Theoretical bridge specific statements about which traits are connected to which psychological reactions under which conditions or in response to which stimuli are used to talk about physiology.
