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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






3. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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






5. 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






6. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






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






8. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






9. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






10. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






11. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






12. 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






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






14. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






15. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






16. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






18. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






19. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






20. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






22. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






31. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






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






33. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






34. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






36. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






37. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






38. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






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






40. 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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41. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






42. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






43. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






45. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






48. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






49. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






50. 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