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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






3. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






4. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






7. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






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






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






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






18. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






19. 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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20. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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

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23. Worry that father will cut their penis off






24. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






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






29. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






31. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






32. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






33. 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






34. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






42. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






43. 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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44. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






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






46. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






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






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






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







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