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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






3. Sexually desire their mother






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






5. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






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






7. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






8. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






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






10. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






11. 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






12. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






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






16. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






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






18. 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?






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






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






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






30. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






32. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






34. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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35. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






36. Beliefs about the object






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






38. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






40. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






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

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44. Change behavior - change attitude






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






46. 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






47. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






49. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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







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