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Psychology Vocab- Ch.2 | PSYC - Psychology, Quizzes of Psychology

Class: PSYC - Psychology; Subject: Psychology; University: Fresno City College; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

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TERM 1
Acetylcholine
DEFINITION 1
Stimulates the firing of neurons. Involved in the action of
muscles, learning and memory. Associated with Alzheimer
disease.
TERM 2
GABA
DEFINITION 2
Low levels are associated with anxiety, and epilepsy.
TERM 3
Norepinephrine
DEFINITION 3
Excited heart muscles, intestines. Low levels associated with
depression. High levels associated with mania.
TERM 4
Dopamine
DEFINITION 4
Control of Voluntary movement. Affects sleep, mood,
attention, learning, and recognizing reward. Low levels
associated with Parkinson's, high levels associated with
Schizophrenia.
TERM 5
Serotonin
DEFINITION 5
Regulation of sleep, mood, attention, and learning. SSRIs.
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Acetylcholine

Stimulates the firing of neurons. Involved in the action of

muscles, learning and memory. Associated with Alzheimer

disease.

TERM 2

GABA

DEFINITION 2

Low levels are associated with anxiety, and epilepsy.

TERM 3

Norepinephrine

DEFINITION 3

Excited heart muscles, intestines. Low levels associated with

depression. High levels associated with mania.

TERM 4

Dopamine

DEFINITION 4

Control of Voluntary movement. Affects sleep, mood,

attention, learning, and recognizing reward. Low levels

associated with Parkinson's, high levels associated with

Schizophrenia.

TERM 5

Serotonin

DEFINITION 5

Regulation of sleep, mood, attention, and learning. SSRIs.

Oxytocin

Associated with the experience of love and social/emotional

bonding. Released during sexual orgasm.

TERM 7

Endorphins

DEFINITION 7

Pleasurable sensations,and control of pain.

TERM 8

Hindbrain

DEFINITION 8

Located at skull's rear. Lowest portion of the brain.

TERM 9

Medulla

DEFINITION 9

Breathing, heart rate, regulation of reflexes.

TERM 10

Cerebellum

DEFINITION 10

Motor coordination.

Limbic System

Important in memory and emotion. Two principle structures;

amygdala and hippocampus.

TERM 17

Amygdala

DEFINITION 17

Involved in discrimination that is essential for survival- food,

mates, rivals. Intense emotions such as fear and rage.

TERM 18

Hippocampus

DEFINITION 18

Role in storage of memories.

TERM 19

Thalamus

DEFINITION 19

Serves as a relay station. sits on top of brain stem.

TERM 20

Basal Ganglia

DEFINITION 20

Work with cerebellum and cerebral cortex to control and

coordinate voluntary moment.

Hypothalamus

Monitors pleasurable activities such as eating, drinking, and

sex, as well as emotion, stress, and reward.

TERM 22

Tenporal

DEFINITION 22

Hearing, language processing, memory, and Wernicke's area.

Hippocampus.

TERM 23

Occipital

DEFINITION 23

Visual stimulation.

TERM 24

Parietal

DEFINITION 24

Spatial location and touch sensations, temperature, pain, and

pressure. Somatosensory cortex

TERM 25

Frontal

DEFINITION 25

Involved in personality and intellegince, control of voluntary

movement, planning, reasoning, and self-control. Broca's

area.