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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






3. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






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

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






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






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






14. Most common/successful intelligence test






15. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






16. 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






17. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






18. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






19. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






20. 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






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






22. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






23. 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






24. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






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






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






29. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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






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






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






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






42. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






43. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






45. Physical vs. social interaction






46. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






48. No response to leaving or returning






49. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






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







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