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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Can I form a committed relationship with another individual? [adolescence]






2. 1) Loss of responsibility for teachers 2) situational obligation 3) science as a legit institution






3. 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






4. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






5. Should I make decisions on my own - or listen to others? [childhood]






6. 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






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






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






9. Worry that father will cut their penis off






10. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






11. Study of the mental illness of the brain






12. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






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






14. 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






15. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






16. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






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






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






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






21. Beliefs about the object






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






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






24. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






27. Evil spirits inhibited the body - believed witches had mental illness - Treatment: exorcism






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






29. 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






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






31. Good stressor that motivates the individual to make necessary changes - Ex: being too hot motivates you to take off coat






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






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






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






35. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






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






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






38. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






40. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






41. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






42. Emotions about the object






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






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






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






46. We behave as we do because it was adaptive for our ancestors






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Process by which social forces are internalized in infants - mastering skills by interacting with others - [Vygotsky's]