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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






3. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






4. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






7. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






10. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






12. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






13. 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






14. No response to leaving or returning






15. Change behavior - change attitude






16. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela

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17. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






19. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






20. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






21. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






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






27. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






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






29. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






31. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






32. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






33. Emotions about the object






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






35. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






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






38. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






39. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






43. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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






45. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






46. 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






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

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48. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






49. 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






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







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