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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






3. Physical vs. social interaction






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






5. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






6. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






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






8. 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






9. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






10. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






12. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






13. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






14. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






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






16. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






17. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






18. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






19. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






21. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






23. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






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






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






26. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






28. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






29. 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






30. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






31. Change behavior - change attitude






32. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






33. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






34. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






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






36. Physical vs. social interaction






37. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






38. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






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






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






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






42. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






43. 1. Conscientiousness 2. Agreeableness 3. Neuroticism 4. Openness 5. Extraversion






44. Change behavior - change attitude






45. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






47. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






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






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






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







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