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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Change behavior - change attitude






2. 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






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






4. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






5. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






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






7. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






8. 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






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






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






11. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






13. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






15. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






17. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






18. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






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






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






24. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






25. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






26. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






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






29. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






31. 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






32. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






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






36. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






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






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






43. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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