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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






2. 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






3. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






4. 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






5. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






6. 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






7. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






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






9. 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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10. 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






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






12. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






13. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






14. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






15. 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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16. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






17. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






18. 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






19. Emotions about the object






20. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






22. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






23. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






25. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






26. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






28. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






29. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






33. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






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






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






38. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship






39. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






41. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






43. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






46. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]






47. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






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






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