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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Physical vs. social interaction






2. + Focus on thoughts as cause of behavior - leads us to lasting change in behavior - harder to change thoughts than behavior - time consuming






3. 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






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






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






6. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






9. Limited resources - creates conflict over these resources - leads to hostility between groups






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






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






12. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






13. Measure personality in basic units - named factors A - B - C - etc. - identified 16 factors - [ex=intelligence - boldness - insecurity - self-discipline - tension]


14. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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


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






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






18. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






19. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






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






22. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






25. Convergence of individual's thoughts - feelings - or behavior towards a social norm






26. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






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






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






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






32. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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