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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






2. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






3. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






4. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






5. Inconsistent behavior/confused






6. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






7. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






8. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






9. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






10. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






11. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






12. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






13. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






14. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






15. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






16. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






17. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






18. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






19. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






20. No response to leaving or returning






21. Foot in the door vs door in the face


22. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






23. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






24. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






25. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






26. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






27. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






28. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






29. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






30. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






31. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






32. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






33. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






34. Most common/successful intelligence test






35. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






36. Physical vs. social interaction






37. Ask for a small favor first - followed up with a larger request - if you say yes once - you are more likely to say yes later






38. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






39. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system






40. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






41. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






42. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






43. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






44. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






45. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






46. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






47. Worry that father will cut their penis off






48. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






49. Change behavior - change attitude






50. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming