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PSY CH 5&6

TermDefinition
Selection Effect Shows an outside influence on evidence or an item.
Social Causation Shows that the evidence or item being examined influenced the outcome.
Gray Divorce The rates of this are rising despite an overall decline; refers to couples 50 and older.
Empty Nest Syndrome The transitional stage where parents are encouraging their children to take up their adult obligations.
Comorbidity Having two or more diseases/disorders at the same time.
Heredity The transmission of traits from parents to offpsring.
Macrosystem The broadest set of systems that influence all the others.
Microsystem Anything a child can directly interact with and affect that in turn interacts with and affects the child.
Genotype Refers to genetic makeup of chromosomes.
Mesosystem Consists of different microsystems interacting with each other.
Genetics The study of heredity.
Alleles Specific versions of genes.
Exosystem Consists of things that influence micro- and meso- systems.
Phenotype Refers to the physical characteristics inherited from chromosomes.
Chronosystem Refers to conditions changing over time
Thanatology The study of death and dying.
Dementia An umbrella term used to describe symptoms such as changes in memory, reasoning, judgement, language, and other thinking skills.
Broca's area Associated with speech ability.
Wernicke's area Associated with understanding language.
Hormones Chemicals that coordinate different functions in your body; carried through your blood, created by the endocrine system.
Neurotransmitters Chemicals that allow neurons to communicate with each other; transmitted by neurons through the synapse.
Chromosome 23 pairs; made of genes that partially control many visual characteristics.
Neurons Nerve cells that send messages all over your body.
Dendrites Part of a neuron that receives input from other neurons.
Axons Part of a neuron that sends messages to other cells.
Soma Cell body; part of a neuron where the nucleus and DNA are housed.
Myelin Sheath Part of a neuron that insulates some axons, allowing quick transmission of messages.
The Cerebrum Made up of the four lobes of the brain.
The Brainstem Contains the midbrain, pons, and medulla.
Frontal Lobe In charge of personality, decision making, and movement. Contains Broca's area.
Parietal Lobe In charge of object identification and spatial relationships. Contains Wernicke's area.
Occipital Lobe Involved with vision.
Temporal Lobe Involved with short-term memory, speech, musical rhythm, and smell recognition.
Midbrain Involved in movement, hearing, and recognition of environmental changes.
Pons Involved with tear production, chewing, blinking, focusing vision, balance, hearing, and facial expression.
Medulla Involved with body regulation.
Cerebellum Coordination of voluntary muscles, particularly for posture, balance, and equilibrium.
Hypothalamus Regulates body temperature, sleep patterns, hunger, and thirst; links the endocrine system to the nervous system.
Amygdala Regulates emotion and memory; associated with reward systems, stress, and fight-or-flight.
Hippocampus Supports memory, learning, navigation, and special perception.
Central Nervous System Made up of the brain and spinal cord.
Peripheral Nervous System Made up of nerves.
Somatic Nervous System Part of the peripheral nervous system; controls voluntary body movements.
Autonomic Nervous System Part of the peripheral nervous system; controls unconscious visceral reactions.
Sympathetic Nervous System Part of the autonomic nervous system; controls fight-or-flight and carries signals to put your body on alert.
Parasympathetic Nervous System Part of the autonomic nervous system; relaxes your body after periods of stress or danger.
The Endocrine System Responsible for creating and releasing hormones.
Pineal Gland Makes and releases melatonin.
Pituitary Gland The master gland; releases hormones to trigger other glands to release hormones.
Thyroid Gland Helps control metabolism.
Parathyroid Gland Located behind the thyroid gland; controls the level of calcium in blood.
Adrenal Glands Manage metabolism, blood pressure, and stress response.
Menopause Event where estrogen decreases and menstruation ceases.
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