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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






10. 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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11. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






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






13. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






14. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?






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






16. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






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






18. Most common/successful intelligence test






19. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






22. No response to leaving or returning






23. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






26. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






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






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






30. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






31. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






32. 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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33. Worry that father will cut their penis off






34. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






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






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






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






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






39. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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






41. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






43. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






44. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






47. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






49. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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