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1. Be familiar with the terms used in neuropsychological testing and the expected results for TBI.
2. Define grief, mourning, and bereavement.
3. Discuss the psychiatric issues with euthanasia, suicide, and ageing.
4. List the three major neurotransmitters in the brain (biogenic amines, the amino acids, and the peptides).
5. Be aware of the five major neurotransmitters listed in Table 3.2-2 of the resource text.
6. Be familiar with the conditioning response of Pavlov.
7. Contrast anxiety and aggression and the factors leading to abnormal amounts of each.
8. List the late adult issues of disease, death, and loss of independence.

1. Question the value of standardized testing and how it has limitations.
2. Accept that everyone has stresses and anxiety that will manifest itself in physiologic symptoms (stomach pain, headaches, etc.) interfering with everyday behavior.

1. List on the blackboard the two psychologists or psychiatrists who advanced psychoanalysis theory.
2. Express to a classmate your understanding of how one develops their views on euthanasia, suicide, and dying.
3. Discuss how traumatic brain injuries influence sex and aggression.
4. Stand-up and express your views to a friend about physician assisted suicide.
5. Look at the Items of Interest link next to the Sample Questions link.