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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






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






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






4. Emotions about the object






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






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






7. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






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






11. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






14. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






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






16. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






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






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






19. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






21. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






22. Study of the mental illness of the brain






23. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






24. 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






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






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






27. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






28. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






30. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






31. Physical vs. social interaction






32. 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






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






34. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others






35. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






37. 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






38. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship






39. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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40. 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






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






42. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






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






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






47. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






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






50. Inconsistent behavior/confused