Psychology

Holds info longer in STM

Repeating Info over and over to hold in STM or LTM.

Everything we have learned. Most Encoded into MEANING. Some sensory info transfers

Holds Vast amounts of Info for YEARS

STM and LTM work together. The position of items memorizing affects if one can recall them

• Remembering First things in a list.
• Ex of LTM
• Have enough time to rehearse the info before more info is introduced.

• Remembering the last things on the list
• Ex of STM
• These Items are most recent.

• Rote Rehearsal
• and Elaborative Rehearsal

Relate new info to known info

• Evasive because didn't want to tell other person info
• Very Preoccupied
• Substance Abuse makes symptoms worse
• Doesn't realize normal ppl cannot hear voices too

• Worry about everything
• Hands constantly moving
• cannot handle stress/pressure

Extreme ups and down periods

• Feels pressure build up like going to die
• These attacks come along

• Society: does it conflict with norms
• Individual: Make Unhappy/Sad
• Mental Health Professional: Behavior effect every day life
• Maladaptive or functional

• Late 18th century
• Supernatural cause
• or Demonic Possession
• Usually Imprisoned w/little to no treatment

• Pinel (France) Dix (US)
• brought Humane Treatment of mentally ill

Mental imbalance with brain chemistry

Based on Freud's Work

• How person perceives the world effects feelings
• Ex: death
• Person sad by how define and perceive death (going to heaven=happy, going to hell-sad)
• Not actually effected by death (wasn't sad instant Tommy died just when found out day latter).

Genetic predissposition to a said disorder, but triggered by stress

• Medical Profession
• family history/ social engagements

frequency of disorder over given time frame

• Legal term used to pardon the accused.
• Lacked capacity to understand or control actions.

is Individual able to understand charges and participate in defense in course.

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• DSM-IV-TR

• breaks into 16 categories
• details symptoms of dissorder
• allows for consistent diagnosis
• little info causes/treatment

Carl Rogers. NC follows plan. Focuses on Individuals needs not general assumption.

Most common=DEPRESSION

Disturbances in Mood or prolonged emotional states

• Anytime individual verbalizes suicide needs to be taken seriously
• Has increased in Teens
• Most common in elderly white males

• Plans- after school
• Means- gun
• Access to Means- in closet
• Intent- before kids get home

• States of extreme Mania then extreme Depression
• Strong genetic links
• hard for family/couples
• Most dangerous during normal periods b/c stops taking medicine.

Anxiety is a source of fear either unknown or is inappropriate given the circumstances.

Intense paralyzing fear of some object or thing

Excessive inappropriate fears connected w/social situations or performances

Involves multiple, intense fears of crowds, public places, and other situations that require separation from source of security

• Recurrent Panic Attacks
• sudden, unpredictable, and overwhelming experience of intense fear or terror without any reasonable cause