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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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






2. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






4. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






5. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






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






7. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






8. Beliefs about the object






9. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






10. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






12. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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13. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






15. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






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






17. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






18. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






21. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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






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






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






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






35. Change behavior - change attitude






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






37. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






38. Beliefs about the object






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






40. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






41. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






42. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






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






46. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






48. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






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






50. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments