PPT-PS1003 : Biological Psychology

Homeostasis circadian rhythms and sleep Homeostasis Maintenance of equilibrium by active regulation of internal states Cardiovascular function blood pressure heart rate Body temperature Food and energy regulation. Frith and Uta Frith The ability to 57554mentalize57555 that is to understand and manipulate other peoples behavior in terms of their mental states is a major ingredient in successful social interactions A rudimentary form of this ability may be see The Biological Approach to Psychology.  . 2. The Biological Approach.  . 1.  General introduction. 2.  The history of the biological approach. 3.  Different aspects of consciousness:. (a)       A case study. The NATURE. in the Nature vs. Nurture conundrum . Principles That define this level of analysis . Biological psychologists use the “Reductionist Approach”. They attempt to explain behavior very simply …. By finding the physiological (physical) reasons behind the behavior. NATURE VS. NURTURE. Gordon Allport . Founder. of the Trait Theory. Predispositions to respond, in a same or similar manner, to different stimuli. After meeting Freud, . Allport. felt there was too much emphasis on inner drives. Lesson 2. Starter one. From last lesson. What should an evaluation include? . Write on my board. Activity- Neural pub quiz- Group work. Create . four . questions based on homework on neural mechanisms and a . You will need your notebook and a pen when going through this handout so you can make notes and answer questions. You will also need the handouts given to you.. Watch the clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGuNJ-nEYg. Lesson 2. Outline neural mechanism as an explanation of aggression. Evaluate neural mechanism as an explanation of aggression.. Starter one. From last lesson. What should an evaluation include? . Write on a board. Aggression. A01. In your groups you have 5 minutes to create 5 . Kahoot. ! Questions.. Group One: Brain Function. Group Two: Hormones. Group Three: Evolution. A02. Brian is 15 and has been asked to stay home from school because he has been aggressive towards another student. He has a history of hitting other students if they do not follow his instructions. Brian was in a car accident when he was 12 years old. Psychically, he has recovered but he has aggressive outbursts when he does not get his way.. Flip. You need to complete the activities on the flip sheet but use some of the following slides to help you . complete them.. Activity two Watch the clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxGuNJ-nEYg. Craig Wiener . Ed.D. .. Assistant Professor. : University of Massachusetts Medical School, . Department of Family Medicine and Community Health . Clinical Director. : Family Health Center of Worcester. Plato was the first to suggest that the mind was in the head.. In the 1800’s, Franz Gall proposed . phrenology . - studying bumps on the head for character traits and suggesting different parts of the brain control different aspects of behavior.. Describe what you see in relation to the following images….. Do you see things holistically?. Is this a duck or is it an animal made up of separate component organs?. Did you perceive an image of a cube?. Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) & Classical Conditioning . (The Dog Dude) . John Watson (1878-1958). Behaviorism. Psychology as the science of behavior! . Little Albert Experiment. Classical Conditioning . : . Treatment. Part one. Abnormal Psychology. :. Treatment Basics. Abnormal. : . Treatment Basics. Mental health therapies are classified into two primary categories. The Psychological Therapies/Psychotherapy.