Parts of the Central Nervous System

Parts of the Peripheral Nervous System

Sensory Nerves

Motor Nerves

Parts and Structure of Neurons

Synapse

Synaptic Vesicles

How receptor (binding) sites work

Dopamine

Acetylcholine

Parkinson's disease

EEG

Parts of the Brain and their functions

Fetal Tissue Research

Chapter 3

Define Sensation and Perception

Absolute threshold

Just noticeable difference

Visible spectrum to humans

Wavelength

Amplitude

Purity of light

Sequence of structures through which light passes on the way to the retina

Parts of the eye

Rods

Cones

Sequence of visual impulses on way to visual cortex

Trichromatic and opponent process theory of color vision

Loudness

Pitch

Timbre

Decibels

Parts of the ear

Chapter 4

Cocktail Party Phenomenon

Alpha, beta, delta waves

REM sleep

Effects of Sleep deprivation

Chapter 16

Symptoms of depression

Symptoms of anxiety

Symptoms of substance abuse

Symptoms of ADHD

Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Symptoms and causes of Dissociative disorders

Symptoms of phobias

Kessler's study

What does the author say is abnormal?

Mental Illness as discussed in The Myth of Mental Illness

Rosenhan's study

Ford and Widiger's study

What is "medical student's disease?"

Biological approach to therapy

Phobias and anxiety

Watson's view of phobias

Define obsessions and compulsions and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Hypochondriasis

Conversion disorders

Gramling's research

Relationship of depression and mania to norepinephrine and serotonin

Effectiveness of anti-depressant medications

Positive and negative explanatory styles and depression

Symptoms of suicide risk

Define delusion

Define hallucination

Symptoms of borderline personality disorder

Symptoms of anti-social personality disorder

Chapter 17

Results of Consumer Reports survey on satisfaction with Psychotherapy

Goals of Clinical psychologists

What is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist?

Psychoanalyst's view and principles of therapy

Dreams

Transference

Resistance

Insight

Catharsis

Behavioral principles of therapy

Classical conditioning

Wolpe's methods

Aversion therapy

Biofeedback

Albert Ellis's theory

Carl Rogers's method and principles of therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Loftus and Pickrell study of memories

Which therapy is most effective

Hans Eyesnck's study of effectiveness of therapy

Principles of cognitive therapy

Effect of anti-psychotic drugs on hospital population since 1960

Drug therapy of mood disorders