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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






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






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






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






5. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






6. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






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






8. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






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






12. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






14. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






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






17. Sexually desire their mother






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






19. Change behavior - change attitude






20. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






21. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






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






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






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






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






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






27. No response to leaving or returning






28. 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






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






30. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






32. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






34. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






36. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






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






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






39. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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






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






42. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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