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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






2. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






4. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






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






17. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






18. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






20. 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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21. 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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22. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






23. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






26. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






41. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






45. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






47. 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






48. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






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






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