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Socrates   show
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Aristotle   show
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Descartes   show
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show Nurture. Mind is a blank slate.  
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show Measured "atoms of the mind." Birth of psychology.  
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show Studied functions of thoughts and feelings. Functionalist. Influenced by Darwin.  
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show Introduced structuralism. Method was to gain insight through self-reflective introspection (looking inward).  
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Mary Calkins   show
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Margaret Washburn   show
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Confounding variable   show
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Control group   show
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Correlational coefficient   show
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Normal curve   show
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Population   show
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Random sample   show
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Statistical significance   show
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Action Potential   show
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show Pair of endocrine glands that sit above kidneys; help arouse body in times of stress.  
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show Part of peripheral nervous system that controls muscles and internal organs. Hold the sypathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.  
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show The extension of a neuron; through the axon messages pass to other neurons or muscle glands.  
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Central Nervous System   show
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Dendrite   show
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show "slow" chemical communication system. Set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.  
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Endorphins   show
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show Carry outgoing information from brain to muscles.  
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Mylin Sheath   show
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show Bundled axons connecting CNS with muscles, glands, and sense organs.  
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show All nerve cells and CNS.  
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show Chemical messages manufactured by endocrine glands. Travel through blood stream and effect other tissues.  
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Neurotransmitters   show
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Parasympathetic nervous system   show
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Pituitary glad   show
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show Neurotransmitters reabsorbtion by the sending neuron.  
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Sensory neurons   show
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Somatic nervous system   show
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show Division of ANS that arouses the body in stressful situations.  
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Synapse   show
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show Level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse.  
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show Two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion.  
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Aphasia   show
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Association areas   show
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Brainstem   show
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Broca's area   show
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Cerebellum   show
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Cerebral cortex   show
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Cognitive neuroscience   show
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Corpus Callosum   show
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Dual processing   show
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show Amplified recording of the waves of electric activity that sweep accross the brains surface. Measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.  
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show Portion of cerebral cortext just behind the forehead; involved in making plans and judgements.  
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show Show brain function.  
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show Support, nurish, and protect neurons.  
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Hypothalamus   show
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After Image Effect   show
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Availability Heuristic   show
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Misinformation Effect   show
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Optimistic Explanatory Style   show
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Proactive Interference   show
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show A need creates a drive that motivates organism to satisfy the need.  
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show Maintaining a balanced and constant internal state.  
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Incentive   show
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Glucose   show
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show Where a persons "weight thermostat" is set.  
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Basal Metabolic Rate   show
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show The four stages, excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.  
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Refractory Period   show
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show Sex hormones contributing to femal sex characteristics.  
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Testosterone   show
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show Enduring sexual attraction toward a specific sex.  
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show Response to a whole organism; arousal, behaviour and experience.  
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show Responses caused by physiological responses to emotion - arousing stimuli.  
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show Physiological response and emotion appear simultaneously.  
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Two-Factor Theory   show
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Catharsis   show
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Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenominon   show
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show Forming judgements based on prior experience.  
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show Thinking we're worse off than who we compare ourselves to.  
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show Applying behavioral and medical knowledge to health and disease.  
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Stress   show
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show Response to stress; alarm, resistance, exhaustion.  
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Type A   show
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Type B   show
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Psychoneuroimmunology   show
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Lymphocytes   show
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ADHD   show
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Medical model   show
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show Distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors.  
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show Person is continually tense, apprehensive, in a state of ANS arousal.  
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show Unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of extreme panic.  
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show Persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of something.  
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OCD   show
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PTSD   show
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Somatoform Disorder   show
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show Very specific physical syptom with no physiological basis.  
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show Interpreting normal physical sensations as a disease.  
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Dissociative Disorders   show
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show A person has 2 or more distinct alternating personalities.  
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show Characterized by emotional extremes.  
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Mania   show
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Bipolar Disorder   show
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Schizophrenia   show
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show False beliefs. Often of persecution or grandeur.  
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show Empathetic listening with echoes, restatements, and clarification.  
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show Drugs used to control anxiety and agitation.  
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Antidepression Dtugs   show
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Antipsychotic Drugs   show
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show Counter conditioning associating a Unpleasant State with a Unwanted Behavior.  
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show Learning principals to the elimination of Unwanted Behavior.  
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show Prescribed medications acting on the nervous system.  
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Client-Centered Therapy   show
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show Teaching new ways of thinking and acting.  
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Cognitive-behavioral Therapy   show
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show Evoking new responses to stimuli; exposure therapy and aversive conditioning.  
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Eclectic Approach   show
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Electroconvulsive Therapy   show
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show Intregrating research, expertise, and preferences in decision-making.  
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Exposure Therapy   show
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show Views unwanted behavior as influenced by a member of the family.  
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show Increasing clients awareness underlying motives and defenses.  
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show Dream meanings, resistances, promoting insight.  
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Lobotomy   show
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Meta-Analysis   show
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Psychoanalysis   show
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Psychopharmacology   show
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show View individuals as responding to unconcious forces and childhood experiences.  
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Psychosurgery   show
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Psychotherapy   show
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show Extreme of unusual scores falling back toward average.  
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show Personal strength helping most people cope with stress.  
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show Blocking from conciousness of anxiety-laden material.  
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Systematic Desensitization   show
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show Involunary movement of facial muscles, tongue and limbs.  
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Token Economy   show
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Transference   show
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Unconditional Positive Regard   show
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