Basic neuroscience - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. What is Psychology? - Answer-The scientific study of behavior and mental processes(Hard vs. Soft science) -focuses on critical thinking (not just negative) and is scientific 1. Pseudopsychologies - Answer-unreliable approaches that do not use the scientific method -astrology, palmistry, psychokinesis, follicology 1.Psychology's Four Goals - Answer-1. Description: tells" what occurred" 2. Explanation: tells "why" a behavior or mental process occurred 3. Prediction: identifies condi...

NRNP 6645 Week 6 Midterm Exam(Multiple Questions & Answers) Graded A 1. Question: The advanced practice psychiatric nurse realizes which of the following regarding workbook exercises in therapy? 2. Question: According to Freud, failure to successfully accomplish the tasks of learning independence and control is associated with which of the following problematic traits? 3. Question: During the initial phase of family therapy one person is identified as “the problem”. The family therapist chal...

Psychology - The scientific study of the mind and behavior Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) - Scans which parts of brain are active Nativism - Certain kinds of knowledge are inborn Empiricism - Knowledge is acquired through experience Dualism - Mind and body are different things Wilhelm Wundt - Taught 1st psych class, studying the consciousness, empiricism Structuralism - Analysis of basic elements that constitute the mind Introspection - Has subjects report feelings about sub...

CHAPTER 3 NEUROSCIENCE CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand the key methods that scientists use to learn about brain anatomy and functioning. • Neuroscientists examine autopsy tissue and patients with localized brain damage to learn about brain anatomy and brain function. • EEGs and neuroimaging, such as PET scans and fMRI, allow scientists to study brain function in the living brain. 2. Describe the two major types of cells in the nervous system and describe the prima...

The beginning of neurolinguistic studies CORRECT ANSWER-o 1861- Broca said we speak with left hemi. bc of a lesion on the lower posterior frontal region o 1876- Wernicke noticed a different aphasia impairing comprehension due to a lesion on the left posterior temporal lobe o Broca's & Wernicke's set the groundwork for modern neurolinguistic studies Phylogenetically definition CORRECT ANSWER-· Phylogenetically- evolution of brain is progressively linear (sequential development of brain) ...

Psych 230 Umich 1st exam questions & answers 2023/2024 Behavioral Neuroscience - ANSWER-The scientific study of the biological bases of psychological processes and behavior. Neuroscience - ANSWER-The study of the nervous system. Neurons - ANSWER-Basic unit of the nervous system. Synapses - ANSWER-Areas where neurons make contacts and communicate with each other. Axons and Dendrites - ANSWER-Specialized extensions of neurons that send and receive information respectively from neu...

A psychiatric mental health advanced practice registered nurse works with patients in a community mental health center. What actions differentiate this nurse's practice from the basic practice level? A. Preparing a nursing plan of care B. Conducting a family therapy session. C. Leading an exercise group in an outpatient program D. Prescribing medication to manage a severe mental illness E. Conducting a psychoeducational session about medication side effects - Correct B. Conducting a fam...

Nissl Stain - ️️Nissl used basic died to stain the endoplasmic reticulum (RNA), thereby revealing cell bodies. Using the nissl stain, Brodmann found that different areas of the cerebral cortex had distinct cytoarchitectonic appearances. He identified 52 cortical areas, now called Broadmann's areas contralaterality - ️️right brain controls left, left brain controls right. most functions are contralateral 3 types of glial cells - ️️Astrocyte (maintain ionic environment), Oligode...

Medical and Health Professions Education Catalogue 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS BASIC SCIENCE MEDICINE HEALTH PROFESSIONS • Anatomy • Biochemistry • Embryology • Histology • Medical Terminology and Reference • Microbiology & Immunology • Neuroscience & Neuroanatomy • Pathology • Pathophysiology • Pharmacology • Physiology • Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain • Assessment, Family Medicine and General Practice • Internal Medicine • Neurology • Obst...

PROFESSOR BLALOCK - PSYC 1101 FALL 2024 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE RATED A+ Chapter 1 Thinking Critically With Psychological Science psychodynamic perspective Emphasis: Unconscious dynamics, motives, conflicts, and past experiences Keywords: unconscious, unresolved conflicts, past experiences, defense mechanisms, repression Application: what happened in an adult's past to cause so much road rage? Behavioral Perspective Emphasis: Objective, observable environmental influences on beh...