psychology unit 1

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Decks in this class (19)

DP1 - Nature of Hereditary and Environmental Factors
Define nature of hereditary and e...,
Define development 2,
Physical development 3
12  cards
DP2 - Biopsychosocial Model
Define the biopsychosocial model 1,
Mental wellbeing 2,
Biological factors 3
5  cards
DP3 - Attachment Theory - Mary Ainsworth and the Strange Situation
Define attachment theory 1,
3 categories or attachment 2,
Insecure avoidant attachment grou...
6  cards
DP3 - Emotional development - Harry Harlow and his Monkeys
What was the experiment 1,
What happened in the experiment 2,
What happened in the experiment c...
5  cards
DP3 - Jean Piaget Theories (Assimilation and Accommodation)
Original theories 1,
Jean piaget s work 2,
Assimilation 3
5  cards
DP3 - Jean Piaget and Stages of Cognitive Development
4 stages of cognitive development 1,
Sensorimotor stage 2,
Preoperational stage 3
14  cards
DP4 - Critical and Sensitive Periods
Maturation 1,
When does maturation occur 2,
Cause of maturation 3
5  cards
DP5 - Typical or Atypical Behaviour and Stress
Typical behaviour 1,
Atypical behaviour 2,
Categorising behaviour 3
10  cards
DP6 - Normality and Neurotypicality
Normality and neurotypicality 1,
Normality 2,
Neurotypical 3
9  cards
DP7 - Variations in Brain Devlopment
Neurodiversity 1,
Brain development and neurodivers...,
What does neurodiversity tell us 3
3  cards
DP8- The Roles and Differences of Mental Health Professionals
4 types of mental health professi...,
Doctor gp 2,
Mental health worker social worke...
6  cards
DP2 - The Hindbrain
Location and 3 sections 1,
Cerebellum characteristics 2,
Pons characteristics 3
4  cards
DP2 - The Midbrain
Locations and involvement 3 points 1,
Involvement 3 points 2,
Reticular information 3
4  cards
DP2 - The Forebrain
Location and involvement 1,
3 structures 2,
Hypothalamus 3
5  cards
DP2 - The Cerebral Cortex
Cerebral cortex characteristics 4 1,
3 main functions 2,
Sensory areas 3 3
7  cards
DP2 - The Cerebral Cortex part 2
Four lobes of the cerebral cortex 1,
Frontal lobe 3 main functions 2,
Frontal lobe association area 3 p...
15  cards
Broca’s and Wernicke’s Area
Broca s area location 1,
Broca s area functions 2 point 2,
Wernicke s area location 3
6  cards
Hemispheric Specialisation
Left hemisphere 4 points 1,
Right hemisphere 3 points 2
2  cards
Chronic traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
What is cte 1,
What causes cte 2,
Cte diagnoses 2 points 3
4  cards

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