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Elementary Psychology
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1. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors
egocentrism
Cognitive Dissonance
Behavior Therapy
Cattell's Source Traits
2. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem
Attributions
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
sensorimotor
Cognitive Therapy
3. Both big 5 traits & some personality disorder - compared to selected groups even if they don't make sense - Ex: 'I like cake'
Processing Speed
Stages of Appraisal
MMPI
Normative Influence
4. 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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5. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)
Public Conformity
Cattell's Source Traits
Fundamental Attribution Error
projective tests
6. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]
Stages of Appraisal
Stanford Prison Study
formal operational
Dependence
7. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
Schizophrenia
Stanley Milgram Study
Stages of Appraisal
8. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others
Internalized Standard
secure attachment
Kelley's Covariation Model
Attributions
9. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]
Attributions
preoperational
insecure-avoidant attachment
Demonic Model of Psychopathology
10. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies
Industry vs Inferiority
Token Economy
To Reduce Dissonance...
Sheridan & King Study
11. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system
preoperational
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
attachment
HPA axis
12. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]
Industry vs Inferiority
oedipus complex
Trust vs Mistrust
preoperational
13. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'
Social Identity
insecure-anxious attachment
object permanence
TAT
14. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation
Internal Attribution
Stressors
Internalized Standard
conservation
15. Inconsistent behavior/confused
sensorimotor
disorganized attachment
Biopsychosocial Model
Psychosis
16. 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
Autonomy vs Doubt
Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
Private Conformity
Foot in the Door
17. Genetic component & environmental conditioning
Causes for Phobias
Stereotype
Eustress
WAIS
18. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work
girl phallic stage
Attitude
Ecclectic Therapists
lexical hypothesis
19. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior
internalization
egocentrism
phallic stage
Shaping
20. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family
Trait Theory
Stress
Biopsychosocial Model
latency stage
21. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?
Fundamental Attribution Error
Verbal Comprehension
Phobia Treatments
Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
22. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution
Things that can influence IQ scores
Milgrams Explanations
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Four Subtypes of Schizophrenia
23. Cannot see things from another persons perspective
lexical hypothesis
Treatment for Schizophrenia
Increased Likelihood of Conformity...
egocentrism
24. Beliefs about the object
TriPartite Model: Cognition
Identity vs Role Confusion
Statistical Deviance
Attitude
25. Physical vs. social interaction
HPA axis
difference between piaget and vygotsky
Ecclectic Therapists
Ego
26. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior
genital stage
object permanence
Health Psychology
Causes for Phobias
27. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source
Biopsychosocial Model
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Processing Speed
Psychosis
28. Do I have unique abilities and skills? [childhood]
GAD Treatments
Promoting Healthy Behaviors
Industry vs Inferiority
Causes of Schizophrenia
29. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above
lexical hypothesis
WAIS
Integrity vs Despair
Four Subtypes of Schizophrenia
30. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding
Phobia Treatments
internalization
Pygmalion effect
Perceptual Organization
31. Emotions about the object
Social Roles
Increased Likelihood of Conformity...
Conformity
TriPartite Model: Affect
32. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events
insecure-avoidant attachment
Basic Cognitive Therapy
Foot in the Door
achievement test
33. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return
insecure-anxious attachment
Initiative vs Guilt
Kelley's Covariation Model
concrete operational
34. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior
Informational Influence
Behavior: Reinforcement Method
Anxiety Disorder
Id
35. 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
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Id
Foot in the Door
DSM Axes
36. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'
GAD Treatments
Transformation of Motivation
Schizophrenia
Cooperation
37. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm
girl phallic stage
TriPartite Model: Behavior
Conformity
TriPartite Model: Cognition
38. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process
Cultural Deviance
Social Psychology
Id
Internalized Standard
39. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion
The Big Five
Schizophrenia
Stereotype
electra complex
40. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior
Identity vs Role Confusion
TriPartite Model: Cognition
object permanence
Cognitive Dissonance
41. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)
Id
Personality
Statistical Deviance
Theory of Parental Investment
42. Cannot see things from another persons perspective
Coping Strategies for Stress
egocentrism
Discrimination
Autonomy vs Doubt
43. 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
Stress as a Response
formal operational
Cognitive Dissonance
Behavior: Systematic Desensitization Method
44. 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)
Dysfunction
Ego
Marucha Study
HPA axis
45. Inconsistent behavior/confused
Anxiety Disorder
Demonic Model of Psychopathology
disorganized attachment
Cognitive Therapy
46. 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
Foot in the Door
Perceptual Organization
anxiety
Stanley Milgram Study
47. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something
Identity vs Role Confusion
Increased Likelihood of Conformity...
Attitude
GAD Treatments
48. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming
Adv/Disadv of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Personality
Harlow's Experiment
Stressors
49. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges
Autonomy vs Doubt
Token Economy
WAIS
egocentrism
50. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]
Cattell's Source Traits
Sheridan & King Study
Transformation of Motivation
Discrimination