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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Therapists that combine all of the perspectives in their work






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






3. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






4. Inconsistent behavior/confused






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






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






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






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






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






10. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






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






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






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






15. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






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






17. 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






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






19. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






20. 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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21. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






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






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






24. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






25. Inferences about the cause of behavior - help us create attitudes about ourselves/others






26. 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






27. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






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






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






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






31. Logical thinking - develop conservation - [Piaget]






32. Advantages: clear expectations & goals - fast & cheap - disadvantages: no underlying thoughts revealed






33. Thoughts and actions are identical - acquisition of object permanence - A not B error (preservation) - [Piaget]






34. Study of the individuals - by observation - with the intention of promoting change






35. No response to leaving or returning






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






37. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






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






41. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






42. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






44. Anti-psychotic drugs (Thorazine - Haidol) - no cure - only treatment






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group