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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






2. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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






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






5. 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)






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






7. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






8. 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






9. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






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






11. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






12. 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






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






14. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






21. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






22. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






23. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






24. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






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






26. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






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






28. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






29. 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






30. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






31. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






33. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






34. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






35. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






36. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






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






38. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






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






40. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






42. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






43. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






45. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






46. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






47. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






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






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






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







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