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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






2. Inconsistent behavior/confused






3. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






4. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






13. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






17. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






18. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






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






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






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






22. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






32. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






44. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






47. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






49. 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






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