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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






2. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






4. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






5. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






6. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






9. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






12. We all want a positive self-esteem - self includes group membership: 'my group is better than yours'






13. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






14. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






15. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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






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






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






19. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






22. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






23. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting






24. 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






25. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






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






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






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






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






30. Beliefs about the object






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






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






33. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






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






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






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






37. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






39. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]






40. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






41. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






43. No response to leaving or returning






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






45. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






48. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease






49. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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