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






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






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






5. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






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






7. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






9. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






18. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






20. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






24. Emotions about the object






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






26. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






27. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






30. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






33. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






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






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






36. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






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






41. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






42. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






43. 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






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






45. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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






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

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






50. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)