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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Provides objective - well-defined classification system including specific symptoms - does not suggest cures/therapy - 5 axes






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






3. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






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






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






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






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

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8. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






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






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






11. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






12. Physical vs. social interaction






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






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






15. Learned behaviors weaken over time if not reinforced - remove maladaptive behavior by removing any reinforcement for it - removal of phobias/anxiety






16. Focus on relationship with primary caregiver






17. 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






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






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






20. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






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






22. Positive or negative evaluation of a group of people - [Affect]






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






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






25. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






26. Resolution of phallic stage conflicts that lead to extended break until puberty






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






28. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






29. Against culture norms - behavior often paired with societal disapproval - disapproval is not enough (sexism - racism)






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






31. Worry that father will cut their penis off






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Most common mistake: quick to assume personality - forget circumstances & situation






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






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






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

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






46. Will others fulfill my needs - or am I on my own? [childhood]






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






48. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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