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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






8. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






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






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






11. 1. Primary: must perceive that event is a threat to personal goals 2. Secondary: must conclude that resources to meet demands of event are unavailable






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






13. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






14. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






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






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






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






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






20. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






22. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






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






24. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






25. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






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






27. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






28. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






30. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






31. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






32. 1. Paranoid: delusions of persecution or grandeur 2. Disorganized: incoherence - delusions - hallucinations 3. Catatonic: frozen/excited motor behavior 4. Undifferentiated: all of the above






33. Physical vs. social interaction






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






35. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






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






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






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






39. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






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






41. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






42. Name given to a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligence test scores measured in many parts of the world






43. 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






44. Inconsistent behavior/confused






45. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






46. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






47. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]

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






49. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






50. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts