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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






2. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






3. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






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






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






8. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






9. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






10. Sexually desire their mother






11. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






12. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






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






14. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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






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






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






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






19. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






22. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






25. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






37. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






45. Emotions about the object






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






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






48. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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