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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






10. 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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11. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






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






13. 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)






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






15. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






16. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






17. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






18. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






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






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






21. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






23. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






24. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






25. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






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






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






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






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






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






42. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






44. 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






45. Change behavior - change attitude






46. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






47. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






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






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