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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






2. Worry that father will cut their penis off






3. 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






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






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






6. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






8. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events






15. 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






16. Beliefs about the object






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






18. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute






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






20. Process by which we appraise and cope with environmental threats and challenges






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






23. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






25. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






26. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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27. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






28. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






30. Ask for a large favor first - followed up with something much smaller - if you say no - you may feel guilty and may say yes to a more reasonable request






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






32. No response to leaving or returning






33. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






34. Emotions about the object






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






36. 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






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






38. Focus on the outcome of being in a situation that causes stress - stress is a physiological response Ex: fight or flight vs General Adaptation Syndrome






39. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






40. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






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






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






47. Unhappy - lonely - often produces physical or emotional pain - distress alone is not enough (mania - psychopathy)






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






49. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]






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