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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






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






3. Completely unconscious - home of sex & aggression instincts - guided by pleasure principal - comes out in dreams






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






5. High in consistency - distinctiveness - consensus - the situation is the cause






6. 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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7. Focus on irrational distorted thoughts - identify distortions - change them to be more realistic






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






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






10. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






11. 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






12. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






13. 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






14. 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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15. 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?






16. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






17. Complying with a request due to the perception that the requestor has a legit right to make the request






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






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






20. Gradually pair feared object with feelings of cal/relaxation - progressively fearful things are confronted






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






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






23. 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






24. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






26. Dental students were given a puncture wound in their mouth and measure how long it would heal - Results: wounds took longer to heal during exams than during the summer (stress)






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






28. Study of the mental illness of the brain






29. Change behavior - change attitude






30. Teachers may treat students differently depending on what the teacher believes about the students IQ






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






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






33. Increase in symbolic thought - egocentrism - language development - [Piaget]






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






35. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






36. Do I have self control; am I in charge of my life? [childhood]






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






38. 1) development is more continues than stage-like 2) changing procedures a little bit changes results a lot 3) methods culturally biased

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39. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






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






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






42. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






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






45. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Monkeys preferred the comfortable mom vs the mom that provided food - contact comfort

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