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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






3. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






4. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'






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






6. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






7. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






9. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






10. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






12. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






26. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






27. Beliefs about the object






28. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






29. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






32. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






35. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






37. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






38. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






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






41. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






43. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






45. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






47. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






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






49. 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






50. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back