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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Have I contributed to the world in some meaningful way? [adulthood]






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Set of beliefs & impressions about a group of people - effect usually negative - [Cognition]






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






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






17. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






18. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






19. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






20. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






21. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






24. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






25. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






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






27. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






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






31. Reward desired behavior with tangible token that can be exchanged for goods/privileges






32. Penis envy - blame mother for making them girls - desire for 'false penis' and childbirth






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






34. Abstract thinking develops - final stage - [Piaget]






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






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






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






38. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






39. Strict moral guide - conscious - preconscious - and unconscious - tries to repress Id's demands - guided by idealistic principal






40. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 1) untestable 2) evidence that social roles may be more important 3) too deterministic






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






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






49. Emotions about the object






50. Sexually desire their mother