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






3. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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

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13. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






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






15. Inconsistent behavior/confused






16. 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






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






18. Replication of Milgram study - same study but with administering shocks to puppies






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






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






21. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






23. Reward gradual approximation to desired behavior






24. 1. Intrustions: thinking about it when you don't want to 2. Avoidance: avoid anything that reminds you of the incident 3. Arousal: physically aroused from stimuli of event






25. Change behavior - change attitude






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






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






28. Role of experimenter vs. proximity of learner






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






30. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






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






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






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






34. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






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






39. Most common/successful intelligence test






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






41. Able to see that products/objects are not changing even if they undergo a transformation






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






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






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






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






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






47. Foot in the door vs door in the face

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48. Objects are remembered even when out of sight






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






50. 1. Checked into mental hospital for hearing voices 2. admitted for observation 3. they behaved as they normally would