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Elementary Psychology

Subject : psychology
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1. Mediator between Id & superego - mostly conscious and preconscious - guided by reality principal - uses defense mechanisms






2. Distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking - feeling - and acting






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






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






5. Inconsistent behavior/confused






6. Worry that father will cut their penis off






7. Change behavior - change attitude






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






9. Influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality






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






11. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






12. Three Components: Passion - Intimacy - Commitments






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






14. Unrealistic - irrational fear of disabling intensity






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






16. Study of the mental illness of the brain






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

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18. Upset when leaves - mixed feelings when they return






19. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






20. No response to leaving or returning






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Cannot see things from another persons perspective






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Sexually desire their mother






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






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






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






37. Detachment from reality - often associated with delusions - hallucinations - and disorganized thoughts - 'split-mind'






38. Predisposition to act - actions in the past






39. 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






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






41. Raise generation that stereotypes don't exist - long and slow process






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






43. Depressed mood - loss of interest/pleasure - change in appetite/weight - sleep disturbance - psychomotor agitation - feelings of worthlessness/guilt






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






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






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






47. Intended to reflect what you have already learned






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






49. 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






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