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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






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






3. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






4. Emotions about the object






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






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






7. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






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






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






10. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






11. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






13. 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






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






15. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






22. 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






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






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






25. No response to leaving or returning






26. Emotions about the object






27. 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






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






29. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






30. 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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31. 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?






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






33. 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






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






35. Study of the mental illness of the brain






36. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






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






38. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






39. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






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






41. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






43. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






44. 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?






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






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






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






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






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

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50. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill