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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






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






3. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






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






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






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






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






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






9. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






10. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






11. 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






12. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






14. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






15. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






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






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






20. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






22. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






23. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






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






25. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






33. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






34. 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






35. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






37. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






38. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






40. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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






42. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






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






44. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






45. No response to leaving or returning






46. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






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






50. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods