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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






3. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






4. Most common/successful intelligence test






5. No response to leaving or returning






6. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






7. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






9. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






10. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






11. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






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






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






14. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






16. Beliefs about the object






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






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






19. 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






20. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






21. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






25. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






27. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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






30. 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






31. Sexually desire their mother






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






33. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






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






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






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






45. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






48. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk






49. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






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







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