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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Study of the relationship between mind and boy - health and illness behavior






2. Situations that cause stress - subjective and personal






3. 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






4. Do I have a unified sense of self? [adolescence]






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






6. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






7. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






8. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






10. 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?






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






12. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






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






15. Built a mock prison at Stanford and paid students to play the roles of prisons and guards - Results: power of social roles took over - promotes brutality






16. Foot in the door vs door in the face


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






18. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






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






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






21. 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






22. 3+ members in a group - cultures stresses respect for social norms - admiration of group's status - individual feels incompetent or insecure - unanimous group






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






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






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






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






27. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






29. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level (CL) - compared to TV - family - friends - past partners - etc






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






31. 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






32. Overt behavior consistent with social norms that are not privately accepted (external)






33. Worry that father will cut their penis off






34. Emotions about the object






35. Inconsistent behavior/confused






36. Evaluation or opinion that an individual has toward something






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






38. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior






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






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






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






42. Calm reaction - they know they are coming back






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






44. 1. Statistical Deviance 2. Cultural Deviance 3. Emotional Distress 4. Dysfunction






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






46. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






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






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






50. Measurable personality features that can indicate behavior