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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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






2. Oedipus complex - realize father is a sexual rival/more powerful - castration complex - learn to identify with father






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






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






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






6. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






7. 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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8. 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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9. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






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






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






12. Worry that father will cut their penis off






13. 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






14. Beliefs about the object






15. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






17. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






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






19. Goal is to change therapy - focus on reinforcing desired behaviors and eliminating undesired behaviors






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






21. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






23. Drugs:tranquilizers (Xanax - Valium) - psychotherapy: find repressed fear - cognitive: identify illogical thoughts






24. Change behavior - change attitude






25. 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






26. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






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






29. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Deinstitutionalization: worked for some - but not all - diagnosis based on symptoms - Treatment: therapy - drugs






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






43. If there are traits to describe human behavior - then we must have a word for them






44. 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?






45. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






46. Intended to predict your ability to learn a new skill






47. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






49. 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






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