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Psych 130 Lecture 12
midterm 2
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Psychology
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10/14/2007

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Term
Narcissistic personality disorder
Definition
Disorder in which there is a lack of empathy
Term
Autistic disorder
Definition
  • Disorder in which there is a lack of soicial or emotional reciprocity
  • marked impairments in eye to eye gaze, facial expression, and gestures to regulate social interaction
  • they cannot understand what other
    people’s intents or emotions are
Term
William's Syndrome
Definition
  • It is characterized initially by the fact that the kid is
    super empathic.
  • There is usually a strong interest in other people with an engaging and empathetic personality.
  • They are not able to guess emotions properly
Term
oxytocin
Definition
  • neurop-peptide
  • naturally occuring
  • induces contractions when a woman is pregnant
  • released when woman is lactating
  • Makes polygamous voles into monogamous voles (Sue Carter)
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vasopressin
Definition
neuropeptide that can make monogamous voles polygamous
Term
What is the difference between ecstacy and methamphetamines?
Definition
Ecstacy increases oxytocin
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What do SSRIs(Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) do to the oxytocin system?
Definition
SSRIs block oxytocin
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mirror neurons
Definition
Neurons found in humans and monkeys that allow the individual to mimic certain expressions and actions.
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