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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






2. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






3. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






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






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






9. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






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






12. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






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






14. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






17. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






18. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






20. 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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21. No response to leaving or returning






22. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






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






24. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






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






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






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






28. No response to leaving or returning






29. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






30. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






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






33. Change behavior - change attitude






34. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






41. Sexually desire their mother






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






43. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






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






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






46. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






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






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






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






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