Psychology VCE Units 3 and 4 (7th Edition)

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Psychology VCE Units 3 and 4 - Seventh Edition has been written specifically to meet the requirements of the VCE Psychology study design (June 2017 update) for the accreditation period 2017-2021. Title page Copyright Contents Preface Contents matrix: chapter coverage of the study design About eBookPLUS and studyON Acknowledgements Psychology — research methods CHAPTER 1 Research methods in psychology Defining psychology and its subject matter Mental processes and behaviour Psychology as a scientific study Steps in psychological research Research methods Types of data Organising, presenting and interpreting data Reliability and validity in research Ethics in psychological research and reporting Use of animals in psychological research Reporting conventions UNIT 3 How does experience affect behaviour and mental processes? CHAPTER 2 Nervous system functioning Roles of different divisions Conscious and unconscious responses to sensory stimuli Role of the neuron Role of neurotransmitters How interference to neurotransmitter function can affect nervous system functioning CHAPTER 3 Stress as a psychobiological process Eustress and distress Sources of stress Stress as a biological process Stress as a psychological process Strategies for coping with stress CHAPTER 4 Neural basis of learning and memory Neural plasticity and changes to connections between neurons Role of neurotransmitters and neurohormones CHAPTER 5 Models to explain learning Classical conditioning Operant conditioning Observational learning CHAPTER 6 Process of memory Atkinson–Shiffrin’s multi-store model of memory Brain regions involved in the storage of long-term memories CHAPTER 7 Reliability of memory Methods to retrieve information from memory or demonstrate the existence of information in memory Fallibility of memory reconstruction Effects of brain trauma on memory Factors influencing ability and inability to remember UNIT 4 How is wellbeing developed and maintained? CHAPTER 8 Nature of consciousness Consciousness as a psychological construct Consciousness varies along a continuum of awareness Normal waking consciousness and altered states of consciousness Methods used to study consciousness Changes in psychological state due to levels of awareness Comparing effects of one night of full sleep deprivation vs legal blood-alcohol concentrations CHAPTER 9 Sleep Sleep and biological rhythms NREM and REM sleep Theories of the purpose and function of sleep Differences in sleep patterns across the lifespan CHAPTER 10 Sleep disturbances Dyssomnias and parasomnias Circadian rhythm phase disorders Effects of partial sleep deprivation Interventions to treat sleep disorders CHAPTER 11 Mental health Mental health as a continuum Mental health as a product of internal and external factors Typical characteristics of a mentally healthy person Ethical implications in mental health study and research CHAPTER 12 Mental Disorder 4P factor model Biological risk factors Psychological risk factors Social risk factors Cumulative risk CHAPTER 13 Specific phobia Stress, anxiety and phobia Specific phobia Factors contributing to the development of a specific phobia Evidence-based interventions in the treatment of specific phobia CHAPTER 14 Maintenace of mental health Resilience Biological protective factors Psychological protective factors Social protective factors Transtheoretical model of behaviour change Multiple choice answers Glossary References Index EULA