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Elementary Psychology

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






2. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






3. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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4. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






5. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)






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






7. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






8. Study of the mental illness of the brain






9. Releases stress hormones - disregulated in individuals experiencing chronic stress - can suppress the immune system






10. 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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11. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






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






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






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






15. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






16. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






17. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






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






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






22. Stop smoking - cut down on alcohol consumption - exercise to relieve stress and maintain healthy weight - eat healthy






23. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 1. Problem Focused: tackle the stressor head on - usually occurs when optimistic and believe we can achieve our goals 2. Emotion Focused: try to place a more positive outlook on emotions - engage in behaviors to reduce painful emotions






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






42. 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






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

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






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






46. Shared expectations in a group about how particular people are supposed to behave






47. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






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






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






50. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause