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Elementary Psychology

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






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






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






4. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






7. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






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






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






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






11. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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






13. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






15. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






16. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






17. Beliefs about the object






18. 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






19. 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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20. 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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21. Bio: genetic factors - physiology - Pysch: cognition - emotion - motivation - Social: society/media - community - family






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






23. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






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






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






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






27. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






28. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






29. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






30. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






31. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem






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






33. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






34. Line judgement task with 1 participant - 6 confederates - bogus confederate responses






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






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






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






38. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






39. 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






40. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






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






43. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






44. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






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






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






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






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






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






50. Inconsistent behavior/confused