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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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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2. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






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






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






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






6. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






7. Physical vs. social interaction






8. 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






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






10. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






12. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






14. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






15. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






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






19. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






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






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






22. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






24. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






25. 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






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






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






28. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






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






31. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






32. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






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






36. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






39. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






40. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






41. 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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42. Persistent - disproportionate fear of specific object or situation that presents no real danger (irrational) - interfere with daily life






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






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






45. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






46. No response to leaving or returning






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






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






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






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