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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






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






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






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






5. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






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






10. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system






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






12. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






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






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






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






18. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






19. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






21. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






24. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






25. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






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






27. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






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






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






30. Study of the mental illness of the brain






31. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






32. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






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






34. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






40. 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






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






42. 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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43. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






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






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






46. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






48. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






49. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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