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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






10. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






11. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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12. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






13. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






14. Beliefs about the object






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






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






17. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






18. 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






19. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






20. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






21. 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






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






23. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






24. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






25. Emotions about the object






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






27. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






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






37. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






38. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






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






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






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






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






44. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






45. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






46. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






48. Physical vs. social interaction






49. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






50. 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