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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






4. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






5. 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)






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






7. Study of the mental illness of the brain






8. 1. covariate: look for cause of behavior 2. consistency: does this pairing always occur? 3. distinctiveness: is this behavior rare in terms of frequency 4. consensus: do other people react the same way?

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9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






15. 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)






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






17. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






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






19. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






20. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






22. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






23. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






24. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






25. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends






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






27. Gap between your actual developmental level and your potential developmental level [Vygotsky's]






28. Worry that father will cut their penis off






29. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






30. 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?






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






32. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






33. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






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






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






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






37. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






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






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






40. 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?






41. Change behavior - change attitude






42. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






43. Physical vs. social interaction






44. 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






45. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






46. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






47. 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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48. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






49. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






50. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process