2nd Nine Weeks Study Guide Flashcards
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Instincts
innate tendencies that determine behavior
motivation
an internal state that activates behavior and directs it toward a goal
fundamental needs
biological drives that must be satisfied to maintain life
reliability
the ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions
validity
the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure
surface trait
a stable characteristic that can be observed in certain situations
source trait
a stable characteristic that can be considered to be at the core of personality
stress
a person’s reaction to his or her inability to cope with a certain tense event or situation
stressor
a stress-producing even or situation
distress
stress that stems from acute anxiety or pressure
social support
info that leads someone to believe that he/she is cared for, loved, respected, ad part of a network of communication and mutual obligation
biofeedback
the process of learning to control bodily states by monitoring the states to be controlled
personality disorders
maladaptive/inflexible ways of dealing with others and one’s environment
major depressive disorder
a severe form of lowered mood in which a person experienced feelings of worthlessness and diminished pleasure or interest in many activities
bipolar disorder
disorder in which an individual alternates between feelings of mania (euphoria) and depression
antisocial personality
a personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow emotions, and lack of conscience
conversion disorder
changing emotional difficulties into a loss of a specific voluntary body function (a type of somatoform disorder, hypochondriasis is the other)
anxiety
a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger
phobia
an intense, irrational fear of a particular object or situation
post-traumatic stress disorder
disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks
boomerang effect
a change in attitude or behavior opposite of the one desired by the persuader
sleeper effect
the delayed impact on attitude change of a persuasive communication
stereotype
set of assumptions about people in a given category summarizing our experience and beliefs about groups of people
sociogram
a diagram that represents relationships within a group, especially likes and dislikes of members for other members
