Biological Aspects of Psychology: Feelings, Neurotransmitters, and Depression, Slides of Human ethology

Download Biological Aspects of Psychology: Feelings, Neurotransmitters, and Depression and more Slides Human ethology in PDF only on Docsity! Biological Aspects Docsity.com Outline • Finish Cognition Lecture – Feelings • Talk About Papers – Mandatory Paper – Optional Paper Options • Start Biological Aspects – Welcome to the Brain – The Nervous Systems – Neural Communication Docsity.com Models of Depression Aaron Beck Ci 2 UNI Ve, # World -. Selt Future Docsity.com Irrational Beliefs • Everyone I meet should like me • I should be perfect at everything I do • Because something once affected my life, it will always affect it • It is unbearable and horrible when things are not the way I want them to be • I must perform important tasks competently and perfectly • If I don’t get what I want, it’s terrible • I must have love or approval from all the significant people in my life Docsity.com Distorted Thinking • All or Nothing Thinking • Overgeneralization • Mental Filter • Disqualifying the Positive • Jumping to Conclusions • Emotional Reasoning • Personalization Docsity.com Evaluation • Strengths – Brought cognition into the study of personality • How we think • How we perceive – Emphasis on person’s own interpretation • Weaknesses – Important aspects of personality denied or neglected – Difficulty predicting behaviour – Many unanswered questions Docsity.com Mandatory Paper • Section 1 – Summarize a Theory • Demonstrate that you know this theory inside and out  you understand what you’re talking about, not just regurgitating the text • Don’t just list facts  make it flow • 2-4 pages • Don’t need extra research  picking someone mentioned in class – Use text and lecture material – Can do more research if you want to, but not necessary Docsity.com • Section 2 – Make up a questionnaire  approximately 10 items • Can be any type of survey that you like – Make sure it is relevant to your theory • Make up questions that get at the heart of the theory – Items that the theorist you are dealing with would believe are getting at the issues they think are ultimately important • I’m looking for creativity and originality here, not scientific accuracy • 1 page Docsity.com Remember! • Papers start general and move to specific – Start first paragraph more general but by the end of that paragraph, you should have moved on to your thesis statement • Thesis statement is one sentence summing up what your entire paper (or Section 1) is about – Tells me what topics to expect and in what order • Make sure your paper has structure and flow – Don’t just re-write the text or lecture info, tell it to me in a way that makes sense • A paragraph contains 1 main point and is about 3-5 sentences long – When you change points, change paragraphs Docsity.com The Human Brain Cerebral cortex Thalamus Cerebrum— Corpus |. callosum Hypothalamus Pituitary Pons~ “~ , Cerebellum e Reticular activating system! * © e Docsity.com Structures of the brain Corpus callosum _.. <7 lamus ippocampus Amygdala ms Docsity.com Gender Differences? So that explains it. FEMALE BRAIN MALE BRAIN Docsity.com Messages from Brain Travel by Nervous System • The Central Nervous System is the Communications Highway of the body Spinal Cord Brain Nerves Docsity.com Major divisions of the nervous system [ Central nervous Peripheral nervous system system (neural tissue outside brain (brain and spinal cord) and spinal cord) enn 1 Somatic nervous system Autonomic nervous system (sensory and motor {internal systems, involuntary) nerves, voluntary) ® Docsity.com Autonomic Nervous System Docsity.com Neurons are the Messengers • Neurons – Information Processing Cells – 100 billion neurons in the brain! Docsity.com The Major Structures of the Neuron Dendrites (receiving end) SY Terminal buttons K ) See Z | Axon Nod des of Ranvier (transmitting end) Myelin sheath ® Docsity.com Types of Neurotransmitters Neurotransmitter Source and Function Acetylcholine (ACH) Controls muscles; attention and memory Alzheimer’s Disease Dopamine Controls muscles; can cause hallucinations Schizophrenia Endorphins Suppresses pain Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) Works against neurotransmitters, especially dopamine Norepinephrine Regulates mood; increases arousal and alertness Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders Serotonin Opposition to norepinephrine, suppresses activity, causes sleep Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders Docsity.com Brain Still in Control! • Altering of neurotransmitters based on messages from brain • Absence or overabundance can create whole new set of consequences Docsity.com