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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






11. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






13. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






17. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






19. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






20. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






23. 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)






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






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






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






27. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






31. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






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






34. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






35. Emotions about the object






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






37. Worry that father will cut their penis off






38. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






39. Change behavior - change attitude






40. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. No response to leaving or returning






45. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






46. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






47. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






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