Psychology final review terms
Jeremiah
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Physiological needs: Basic needs like food, water, and shelter are satisfied through
access to these essentials.
Safety needs: Security and protection from physical and emotional harm.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. How is each Love and belongingness needs: Relationships, friendships, and social connections fulfill
level of Maslow's Hierarchy satisfied? this need.
Esteem needs:Self-esteem, respect from others, and recognition.
Self-actualization: Realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, and seeking personal
growth
People join gangs or cults for a sense of belonging, identity, protection, and sometimes
Gang/Cult Involvement - why do people join
out of coercion or for economic benefits. The social connections and perceived
gangs and cults?
support can be powerful motivators.
Brain functions; Amygdala h fear and rage
Frontal lobe involved in planning, consequences, regulations and decision making
limbic system Manages emotion
Thalamus acts as the control center replaying sensory information
Hippocampus key for making memories and learning new information
what's nature Refers to genetic inheritance and biological factors.
what's nuture Involves environmental factors and experiences.
Both play crucial roles, but their relative influence varies depending on the trait or
what roles do both play
behavior in question.
what's are the 6 perspectives psychoanalysis, behaviourism, Humanistic, cognitive, Evolutionary, sociocultural
what's psychoanalysis Focuses on unconscious processes and childhood experiences.
what's behaviourism Studies observable behavior and its environmental determinants.
what's Humanistic Emphasizes individual potential and personal growth.
Psychology
what's cognitive final review terms Looks at mental processes like thinking, memory, and problem-solving.
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