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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






17. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






18. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






21. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






22. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






40. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






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






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






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






44. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






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






46. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






49. Emotions about the object






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