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DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Subjects : dsst, psychology
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Defense mechanism: feelings are redirected to someone else






2. What is: the theory centered on studying how the mind is involved in knowing - learning - remembering - thinking; study how the mind relates to behavior






3. A medical doctor with a degree who specializes in psychotherapy - who can prescribe drugs






4. The final stage of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs. A stage you may never actually meet.






5. What are the three different areas of the Autonomic Nervous System?






6. What is: areas of the body which - when touched - lead to sexual arousal?






7. What is a fertilized ovum or egg?






8. What is: the theory based on biology; belief that behavior and personality are linked to genetics






9. What is: an M.D. who provides comprehensive care for people of all ages?






10. A disorder where the bones are weakened and become porous - like a sponge






11. Defined as diseases which are either related to or caused by a sedentary lifestyle - in other words - caused by the lack of regular exercise or activity






12. What is: a state of mental balance - reconciling new experiences with new understanding






13. We smell when airborne molecules of an odor reach tiny receptor cells in the top of the nasal cavity; what is the name of this receptor area?






14. What do doctors agree is the best way to feed babies?






15. When do children develop object permanence?






16. How many different theories of language development are there?






17. What two diseases - when caught early in the pregnancy - are most dangerous to the fetus?






18. What is: dynamic blend of our experiences - heredity - environment - etc. which determines how we react to problems/issues?






19. Age at with children start feeling a fear of the dark - which can be strong and appear suddenly






20. What determines physical traits and is inherited from one or both parents?






21. What is the main symptom of hyperactivity?






22. Who taught women breathing procedures to get through childbirth - including panting?






23. A term used to describe something similar in structure or organization






24. What most-extreme fate does syphillis often cause in infants?






25. What is the conception alternative where semen is deposited into the body via a thin tube?






26. In children babbling begins around age _____ - while in deaf infants babbling usually begins around several months later






27. What types of drugs can hurt a developing fetus if taken by the mother?






28. What is: the understanding of more advanced classification; that some sets are also sub-sets of a larger class?






29. What kind of childbirth did Dr. Grantly Dick Read start teaching?






30. Stages of friendship: autonomous - interdependent






31. What are the two different classifications of intelligence?






32. When people are followed and studied over a long period of time and checked up on at certain points






33. Which stage of development is: Intimacy vs. Isolation? (emotional ties with others)






34. Removing something unpleasant from a situation - to make a behavior more likely






35. What is: T-shaped device implanted in uterus by a physician for five to ten years at a time?






36. What is: when the mother consumes alcohol while her babies are in the womb?






37. What is the ring of muscles that makes up the colored part of the eye?






38. What is the characteristic that: you may be more interested in a person - rather than what she is saying?






39. Environment in which two (or more) children sit side by side - or near each other - and play without interacting with the other child or trying to influence them in any way. Most children engage in this type of enviornment.






40. What is: the method to prevent an egg and sperm from being able to access each other?






41. What is: the most developed - and largest (80%) - part of the brain?






42. What is: expression of your maleness or femaleness on a daily basis?






43. What is: any pill designed to prevent pregnancy?






44. Extension of 'actions speak louder than words' in behavior; follow others' examples despite their words.






45. What is: a progesterone shot given every three months?






46. Who introduced the scientific method?






47. What is the approach that assumes people organize their perceptions by patterns?






48. When one variable increase - another variable increases. We call this a what?






49. What are the 8 psychological approaches?






50. What is the enzyme deficiency that can cause mental retardation without treatment?