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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






2. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






3. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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






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






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






7. Physical vs. social interaction






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






9. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






10. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






11. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






17. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship






18. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






19. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






20. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






21. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






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






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






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






25. 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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26. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






27. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






28. Most common/successful intelligence test






29. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






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






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






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






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






34. 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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35. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






36. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






37. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






38. 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






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






40. 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)






41. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






42. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






43. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






44. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






45. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






48. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






49. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






50. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation







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