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Elementary Psychology

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






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






4. Ability to concentrate & hold information in your mind






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






6. Pervasive loss of contact with reality - most severe psychopathology






7. Emotions about the object






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






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






10. 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






11. Ability to think of images - shapes - figures






12. Puberty & on - pleasure from sexual intercourse






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






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






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






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






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






18. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






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






21. Counterconditioning - systematic desensitization - flooding






22. Gap between current outcomes and the comparison level for alternatives (CLalt) - CLalt: next best relationship you could have






23. 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






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






25. Infrequent & uncommon - rarity alone is not enough - many mental disorders are not really rare (Depression)






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






27. 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






28. Use of rewards to reinforce behavior






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






30. Give up short-term - selfish desires for the long-term good of the relationship






31. General feeling of apprehension about a possible danger






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






33. Satisfaction & dependence/alternatives






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






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






36. Beliefs about the object






37. Private acceptance of social norms (internal)






38. Thematic apperception test - tell stories about ambiguous pictures






39. No response to leaving or returning






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






41. Interpret ambiguous items where answers are meaningful - Ex: Rorschach Inkblots






42. High in consistency; low in distinctiveness - consensus - the person is the cause






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






44. Chronic/excessive worry - unrealistic fears - physical stress - tense - jumpy - can't be attributed to one source






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






46. Men: easy to reproduce - want fertility - Women: pregnancy-> picky - want stability






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






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






49. Genetic component & environmental conditioning






50. Will normal - average people perform evil acts simply because an authority figure asks them to do so - Ex: voltage shocks up to lethal amount