Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at a specific time of year—most commonly beginning in the late fall and continuing into winter. Less frequently, some individuals experience SAD during the spring or summer months.| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Systematic desensitization is a form of behaviour therapy. Based on the principles of classical conditioning, the systematic desensitization technique is proved to be excellent in dealing with different phobias and anxiety disorder such as panic disorder.| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Neurotransmitters are chemical substances released by nerve endings. They transmit nerve impulses from nerve to nerve and from nerve to the effecter organs. Nerve impulse is nothing but a propagated action potential, which is the rapid sequential change in the membrane potential of the cells. Neurotransmitters transmit the nerve impulse from the pre-synaptic neuron to the post-synaptic neuron through the...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
What are neurons? Neurons are nerve cells. They are composed of 3 basic parts: cell body, dendrites and axon. Cell body (Soma) The cell body is the largest part of a neuron. Its main function is to keep the neurone alive by performing tasks such as energy production and protein synthesis. Dendrites Dendrites are the bushy branches of a neuron....| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
In 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was attacked by a man near an apartment in New York. The assault lasted 30 minutes and even though more than 38 people heard Kitty’s screams, some even looked out of their windows and witnessed the assault, none of these people came to her aid. Social psychologists John Darley and Bibb Latané suspected...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Our ancient ancestors realized that when it comes to finding food and fighting off enemies, it is beneficial to make a friend or two. That’s why we, humans, sometimes find it useful to become social. Why do we befriend some people but not others? Social psychology suggests 3 factors that influence our decision on picking friends. Proximity Proximity means geographic...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Mood disorders are psychological disorders that cause mood disturbance in people. There are 2 main types of mood disorders: 1) Depressive disorders 2) Bipolar disorder Depressive disorders It’s normal for us to feel sad and depressed but these feelings are usually short-lived. Depressive disorder is characterized by prolonged sadness and hopelessness. On average, an episode of depression lasts about 6...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Our brain is divided into 2 halves, or hemispheres, that are connected to each other by the corpus callosum. These two hemispheres control the motion in and receive sensory inputs from the opposite side of our body. In other words, the left hemisphere controls the right side of our body and also receives sensory inputs from the right side of our body.| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
In Psychology, aggression refers to physical and verbal behaviours that intend to hurt another person. There are different factors that trigger our aggressive behaviours. Biological factors Genetic influences Twin studies who that genes influence aggression in human. If one identical twin admits to being aggressive, the other twin often admits the same. Researchers are working on finding the “violent” gene....| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
If you use an apple computer—and even if you don’t—you’re likely to have seen the picture above before: a grey apple logo with a circular array of “spokes” below that signifies that the computer is booting up. If I ask you whether there is any circular motion in this image, your initial answer is likely to be: of course! But...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
In order to avoid biased assumptions about someone’s personality, there is a more standardized way on how to evaluate a person and this is through personality assessment.| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a developmental disorder in children that interferes with the child’s learning process. Its symptoms can last from infancy to adulthood and are 2-4 times more common in boys than in girls. The symptoms of attention deficit disorder are usually identified through classroom observation. Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder Here are some common symptoms of children...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
We all know that people and some animals can learn. If you had a terrible meal every time you went out to a particular restaurant, you’d quickly learn to avoid it. But how does that learning take place? What happens in our mind and brain that enables us to perform this remarkably complex task almost without any effort? One very...| The Psychology Notes Headquarters
