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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






4. I. Clinical Disorders (alcohol dependence) II. Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation (antisocial personality disorder) III. Medical Conditions (cirrhosis of liver) IV. Social Functioning & stressors (death of child - marital stress) V. Global as






5. 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






6. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






7. 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






8. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






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






11. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






12. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






15. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






16. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






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






18. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






19. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






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






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






22. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






24. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






25. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






26. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






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






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






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






30. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






34. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






37. 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)






38. 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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39. Pleasure from your own sexual organs - start of masturbation






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






41. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






42. 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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43. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would






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






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






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






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






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






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






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