Biological Psychology (MPC)

by Adrianne Kotecki

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Ever wonder why you react to stress the way you do? Or why one person suffers from depression while another does not? Are you curious to know why you need sleep or feel hungry? This course looks at the biology behind these and other everyday experiences. You’ll learn about the neurons in your body and how they communicate, the various structures of the brain, and how the brain processes information from the world around us and produces behavior. You’ll see how scientists study the brain, from ea

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Publisher
Monterey Peninsula College
Subjects
Social Sciences
Licence
Several licences (each page states its own), as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Biopsychology as a Course of Study
  7. 1.1: What is Biopsychology?
  8. 1.2: History of Biopsychology
  9. 1.3: The Case of Phineas Gage- Connecting Brain to Behavior
  10. 1.4: What are the Divisions of Biopsychology?
  11. 2: Research Methods and Ethical Considerations of Biological Psychology and Neuroscience
  12. 2.1: Introduction to Research in Biological Psychology
  13. 2.2: Non-Invasive Techniques- Structural Imaging
  14. 2.3: Non-Invasive Techniques- Direct Functional Imaging Techniques
  15. 2.4: Non-Invasive Techniques- Indirect Functional Imaging Techniques
  16. 2.5: Invasive Techniques
  17. 2.6: Ethical Considerations
  18. 3: Nature and Nurture- Evolutionary Theories, Basic Genetics, Epigenetics, and Environmental Interactions
  19. 3.1: Evolutionary Theories in Psychology
  20. 3.2: Nature and Nurture
  21. 3.3: Epigenetics
  22. 4: Nervous System Anatomy
  23. 4.1: Nervous System Tissue
  24. 4.2: Nervous System Structure and Terminology
  25. 4.3: Nervous System Development
  26. 4.4: The Central Nervous System
  27. 4.5: The Peripheral Nervous System
  28. 4.6: Communication and the Endocrine System
  29. 5: Communication within the Nervous System
  30. 5.1: Neurons and their Basic Functions
  31. 5.2: Neurons Generate Voltage Changes to Code Information
  32. 5.3: Synaptic Transmission
  33. 6: The Effects of Psychoactive Drugs
  34. 6.1: Psychopharmacology and Psychoactive Drug Classification
  35. 6.2: Mechanisms of Psychoactive Drug Action
  36. 6.3: Substance Use and Addiction - Theories, Brain Mechanisms, and Treatment
  37. 6.4: Specific Drug Effects, Misuse, and Risks
  38. 6.5: Psychotherapeutics
  39. 7: Sensation, Perception, and the Senses
  40. 7.1: Sensation and Perception
  41. 7.2: General Principles of Sensory Systems
  42. 7.3: Vision
  43. 7.3.1: Visual System Anatomy- The Retina
  44. 7.3.2: Visual System Anatomy- Visual fields and Brain Pathways
  45. 7.3.3: Visual System- Theories of Color Vision, Depth, and Motion
  46. 7.4: Hearing
  47. 7.5: Touch
  48. 7.6: Taste and Smell
  49. 7.7: Psychophysical Methods
  50. 7.8: Gestalt Principles of Perception
  51. 8: Movement
  52. 8.1: Classification of Muscle Types and Functions
  53. 8.2: Synaptic Control of Movement- Neuromuscular Junction and Motor Units
  54. 8.3: Spinal Reflexes
  55. 8.4: Motor Circuitry- Neural Structures and Pathways
  56. 8.5: Impact of Disease States and Neural Damage on Motor Control
  57. 9: Learning and Memory
  58. 9.1: Learning, Genetics, and their Interaction
  59. 9.2: Types of Learning and Biological Adaptation
  60. 9.3: Introduction to Memory and the Brain
  61. 9.4: Synaptic Mechanisms of Learning and Memory
  62. 9.5: Brain Mechanisms of Memory Disorders
  63. 9.6: Supplemental Section- Detailed Review of Neuroanatomy of Memory
  64. 10: Wakefulness and Sleep
  65. 10.1: Consciousness
  66. 10.2: What is Sleep?
  67. 10.3: Stages of Sleep
  68. 10.4: The Brain and Sleep
  69. 10.5: Theories of Sleep
  70. 10.6: Sleep Disorders
  71. 11: Motivation - General Theories and Ingestive Behavior Models
  72. 11.1: Motivation - Foundation Theories
  73. 11.2: Hunger - Theories, Detectors, and the Hypothalamus
  74. 11.3: Digestion and the Hormonal Control of Metabolism
  75. 11.4: Ingestive Behavior in Context- Diabetes and Obesity
  76. 11.5: Maintaining Water Balance
  77. 11.6: Triggering Drinking Behavior - Osmometric and Volumetric Thirst
  78. 12: Sexuality and Sexual Development
  79. 12.1: Sex Hormones, Sexual Motivation, and Reproductive Behaviors
  80. 12.2: Sexual Development, Anatomy and Physiology
  81. 12.3: Differences of Sexual Development
  82. 12.4: Gender
  83. 12.5: Sexual Orientation
  84. 12.6: Sex Differences and Evolutionary Interpretations
  85. 13: Intelligence and Cognition
  86. 13.1: Overview of Brain Mechanisms in Intelligence, Language, and Cognition
  87. 13.2: Cognition and Intelligence as Psychological Adaptations
  88. 13.3: High Intelligence-Nature or Nurture; Learning Disabilities
  89. 13.4: Supplemental and Alternative Organization of Cognition/Intelligence Material
  90. 13.4.1: Cognition- Categories, Concepts, Schemas and the Brain
  91. 13.4.2: Brain Mechanisms and Intelligence
  92. 14: Emotion and Stress
  93. 14.1: The Neurological Bases of Emotions
  94. 14.2: Valence of Emotions
  95. 14.3: Fight or Flight
  96. 14.4: Social Neuroscience
  97. 14.5: Stress and health
  98. 15: Biological Bases of Psychological Disorders
  99. 15.1: Biological Factors in Psychological Disorders- An Introduction
  100. 15.2: Biological Basis of Mood Disorders- Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
  101. 15.3: Biological Basis of Anxiety Disorders
  102. 15.4: Biological Basis of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
  103. Back Matter
  104. Index
  105. Glossary
  106. Detailed Licensing
  107. Detailed Licensing