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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. 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






2. Pleasure from anus - successful toilet training=passage through






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






4. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






5. Partners outcomes are effected by each other - if one person is unhappy - so is the other person






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






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






8. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






9. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






11. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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12. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






13. Most common type of therapy - combo of behavioral and cognitive therapy - focus on changing thoughts and behaviors using learning and conditioning methods






14. 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






15. Jealousy/hatred of all other women






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






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






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






19. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount






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






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






22. Change behavior - change attitude






23. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






24. Behavior that negatively affects a group of people - [Behavior]






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






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






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






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






29. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






31. Mix of biology and psychology - biological predisposition & perhaps environmental stressor involved






32. Focus on identifying different types of events that are considered stressful by most people - Ex: Catastrophic Events - Major Life Events - Daily Hassles






33. Discomfort created when our attitudes do not match our behavior






34. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






35. Emotions about the object






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






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






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






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






40. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






43. 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






44. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






45. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






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






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






50. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding