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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. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






4. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






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






7. Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or to avoid disapproval from others






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






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






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






11. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






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






14. 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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15. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






16. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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17. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






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






19. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






22. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






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






24. Study of the mental illness of the brain






25. 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)






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






27. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






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






32. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






34. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






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






37. 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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38. Prior testing - medication - educational history - significant medical events






39. Product of the interaction between individuals and their environment - subjective experience that depends on appraisal of situation






40. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






41. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






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






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






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






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

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48. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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







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