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Elementary Psychology
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1. Acceptance of one's life - both successes & failures [adulthood]
Flynn Effect
Integrity vs Despair
Attitude
External Attribution
2. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]
formal operational
Normative Influence
External Attribution
MMPI
3. Digit span: repeat a set of numbers backwards - arithmetic: If Jessica has 3 packs of gum with 4 packs each - how many sticks will she have for herself if she gives 2 sticks each to 3 friends
Working Memory
The Big Five
Adv/Disadv of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Internalized Standard
4. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute
lexical hypothesis
Distress
Cognitive Therapy
Stanford Prison Study
5. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source
Clinical Psychology
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Rosenhan Experiment
WAIS
6. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would
achievement test
Rosenhan Experiment
Door in the Face
Stanford Prison Study
7. 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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8. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source
Cattell's Source Traits
oedipus complex
The Medical Model of Psychopathology
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
9. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt
secure attachment
Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
Private Conformity
girl phallic stage
10. Genetic component & environmental conditioning
Internalized Standard
Foot in the Door
electra complex
Causes for Phobias
11. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes
DSM-IV-TR
formal operational
anxiety
concrete operational
12. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]
internalization
Causes for Phobias
concrete operational
lexical hypothesis
13. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would
Stanley Milgram Study
Treatment for Schizophrenia
secure attachment
Rosenhan Experiment
14. First developed to treat depression - attempts to remove irrational thoughts/beliefs that were thought to be the cause of the problem
Cognitive Therapy
Stress
Distress
Intimacy vs Isolation
15. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship
Health Psychology
Causes for Phobias
Token Economy
Transformation of Motivation
16. Highlight negative thoughts - therapists work to change thoughts and focus on interpretation of events
Dependence
Basic Cognitive Therapy
Rational Emotive Therapy
Autonomy vs Doubt
17. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]
Autonomy vs Doubt
Stress as a Response
Trust vs Mistrust
Intimacy vs Isolation
18. Describes prolonged stress response in three stages 1. Alarm: fight or flight 2. Resistance: body uses resources to resist stress 3. Exhaustion: physiological response is depleted - become susceptible to illness/disease
Intimacy vs Isolation
insecure-avoidant attachment
Shaping
General Adaptation Syndrome
19. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies
Stressors as Stimuli
Sheridan & King Study
Verbal Comprehension
Theory of Parental Investment
20. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs
Milgrams Explanations
concrete operational
Stress
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
21. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed
Criticisms of Attraction Theory
Attributions
TriPartite Model: Cognition
Behavior: Adv/Disadv
22. 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
Eustress
lexical hypothesis
Foot in the Door
Stanford Prison Study
23. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]
General Adaptation Syndrome
zone of proximal development
sensorimotor
Integrity vs Despair
24. Foot in the door vs door in the face
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25. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something
Criteria for Abnormal
disorganized attachment
Cialdini's Compliance
Attitude
26. Uncontrollable and inescapable exposure to stressors that can lead to disease/disability - Ex: distant - chronic - acute
Coping Strategies for Stress
Distress
Evolutionary Psych
Stanford Prison Study
27. 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
Foot in the Door
Things that can influence IQ scores
oral stage
Flynn Effect
28. Measuring the ability to concentrate - similarities: how are a thermometer and a ruler alike? - vocabulary: what does covert mean? - information: who was George Washington Carver?
aptitude test
Attitude
Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
Verbal Comprehension
29. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved
Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
Trust vs Mistrust
Causes of Schizophrenia
Generativity vs Stagnation
30. Abnormal behavior is a disease/illness - not the patients fault - Treatment: asylum house - bloodletting
Emotional Distress
Cognitive Dissonance
The Medical Model of Psychopathology
Private Conformity
31. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
insecure-anxious attachment
Phobia
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
32. Lived in End of Romatic Era (emphasis on expression - art - passion - sexuality relatively liberal) -grew up in Victorian Age (sexuality is taboo - emphasis on public decency/morality - paternal) -mothers first born and favorite child -love/hate rela
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33. Maladaptive behavior - interferes with ability to function - impairment alone is not enough (laziness)
electra complex
Internal Attribution
Dysfunction
Theory of Parental Investment
34. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]
Generativity vs Stagnation
The Modern Model of Psychopathology
Superego
Dysfunction
35. Objects are remembered even when out of sight
Cattell's Source Traits
object permanence
Perceptual Organization
Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
36. 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
Internal Attribution
DSM Axes
Causes for Phobias
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
37. 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
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Attitude
Personality
oedipus complex
38. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill
disorganized attachment
Cialdini's Compliance
aptitude test
General Adaptation Syndrome
39. Pleasure from the mouth (sucking) - stems from need for breast milk
Token Economy
sensorimotor
oral stage
aptitude test
40. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved
Sheridan & King Study
Causes of Schizophrenia
Stanley Milgram Study
Kelley's Covariation Model
41. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments
DSM Axes
Factors that predict relationship success
conservation
Sternbergs Triangle Theory
42. Scientific study of the thoughts - feelings - and behaviors of individuals as they are shaped by the actual - implied - or imagined presence of others
Ego
zone of proximal development
Social Roles
Social Psychology
43. Change behavior - change attitude
aptitude test
To Reduce Dissonance...
insecure-avoidant attachment
Ecclectic Therapists
44. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]
Normative Influence
Initiative vs Guilt
Treatment for Schizophrenia
Cattell's Source Traits
45. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior
Trait Theory
Biopsychosocial Model
Trust vs Mistrust
Harlow's Experiment
46. 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
Intimacy vs Isolation
Door in the Face
Causes of Schizophrenia
Transformation of Motivation
47. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges
Processing Speed
Dysfunction
Basic Cognitive Therapy
Token Economy
48. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse
Increased Likelihood of Conformity...
Attitude
genital stage
Stereotype
49. Study of the mental illness of the brain
oedipus complex
insecure-anxious attachment
Psychopathology
Anxiety Disorder
50. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger
Factors that predict relationship success
Public Conformity
anxiety
Intimacy vs Isolation