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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






2. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






3. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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4. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






5. Sheriff study at boys camp - Three Stages: Ingroup Formation - Friction Phase - Integration Phase






6. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






7. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






8. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






9. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






10. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






11. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






12. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






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






14. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends






15. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






16. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






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






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






19. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






20. Change behavior - change attitude






21. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






22. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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23. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






24. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






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






26. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






27. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






28. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






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






30. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






32. No response to leaving or returning






33. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






34. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






36. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






38. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






39. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






40. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






41. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






42. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






43. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






45. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






46. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






47. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






48. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






49. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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







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