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I/O psychology

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scientific study of human behavior in organizations and the workplace (or how it effects work or how work effects it)

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industrial I/O

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describes job requirements and assessing individuals for their ability to meet those requirements

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organizational I/O

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discipline interested in how the relationships among employees affect those employees and performance of the business

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human factors I/O

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study of how workers interact with the tools of work and how to design those tools to optimize workers productivity, safety, and health

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job satisfaction

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the degree in which individuals enjoy their jobs

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what impacts job satisfaction?

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by work itself, our personality, and the culture we come from and live in

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how is job satisfaction measured?

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measured after a change in the organization, to assess how the changes affect employees. Measured by using questionnaires that employees complete

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what is the strongest predictor of job satisfaction?

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the work content factor (variety, difficulty level, and role clarity of the job)

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Why should we care about job satisfaction?

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measure of job satisfaction is correlated with job performance, and it is related to general life satisfaction

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work content factor

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the variety, difficulty level and role clarity of the job

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work family balance

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occurs when people juggle the demands of work life with the demands of family life

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performance appraisals

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evaluation of employee’s success or lack of success at performing duties of the job

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job analyses

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determining and listing tasks associated with a particular job

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3 criteria to abnormal behavior

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  1. deviant (atypical to culture norms),
  2. maladaptive (disrupts persons ability to lead a satisfying life)
  3. personally distressful over a long period of time
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biological approach

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attributes psychological disorders to organic, internal causes (brain, genetic factors neurotransmitters as sources of abnormality)

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psychological approach

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emphasizes contributions of experiences, thoughts, emotions, and personal characteristics to explain psychological disorders

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sociocultural approach

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emphasized the cultural context a individual lives and characteristic, also gender/ethnicity/socioeconomic status/fam relationships/culture

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which psychological approach is most important in biopsychosocial

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not one is most important but the bipsychosocial model states that all the approaches have a impact in one developing a psychological disorder

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diagnostic and statistical manuel (DSM) benefits

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using the DSM, one is able to identify what psychological disorder they may have based on the behavior they are exhibiting

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DSM criticisms

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treats psychological disorders as medical illnesses, relies too much on social norms, too many new categories have been added, loosen standard for diagnostics will add to already high rate of disorders

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risk factors (psychological disorders)

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characteristics, experiences or exposures that increases the likelihood that one will develop a disorder

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applied behavior analysis

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use of operant conditioning principles to change human behavior (treatment for ASD (autism spectrum disorder))

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what will someone with a anxiety disorder experience

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fears that are uncontrollable, and disproportionate to the actual danger one may be in (disrupts ordinary life)

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generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

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experience anxiety persistently for at least 6 months and unable to specifically identify reasons for anxiety

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panic disorder
when a individual experiences recurrent, sudden onsets of intense terror, often without warning and no specific cause
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specific phobias
person has a irrational, overwhelming, persistent of a particular object or situation. explanations of phobias on experiences, memories, and learned associations
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post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event that overwhelms a persons ability to cope
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depressive disorders
disorder where someone suffers from depression
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major depressive disorder (MDD)
significant depressive episode and depressed characteristics (lethargy & hopelessness), for at least two weeks
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bipolar disorder
disorder characterized by extreme mood swings that include one or more episodes of mania (overexcited, unrealistic, optimistic state)
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narcissist personality disorder
fragile self esteem, need for attention, sense of entitlement, envy, mistreatment
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anorexia nervosa
eating disorder relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation (significantly low body weight compared to what it should be, intense fear of gaining weight, distorted body image)
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bulimia nervosa
eating disorder where a person consistently follows a binge and purge eating pattern, go on eating binge then purge by self inflicted vomiting or laxatives
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binge eating disorder (BED)
eating disorder where a person consumes large amounts of food and feel out of control over eating (eat quickly, eat when not hungry)
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what psychological disorder has the highest mortality rate
anorexia nervosa
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sympathetic nervous system cope with stress
regulates the stress response via the hypothalamus
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eustress
good form of stress, low to moderate in intensity, associated with positive feelings, as well as optimal health and performance
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acute stress
stress that occurs for the first month after even (traumatic)
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chronic stress
feeling of stress over long period of time
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4 stages of general adaption syndrome
stage 1: good health stage 2: alarm stage (stressful/traumatic event occurs) stage 3: resistance stage (high resistance) stage 4: exhaustion stage (breakdown/burnout)
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immune system and stress
immune and digestive system are shut down to provide all necessary energy to respond to perceived threat
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coping skills
seek to master, minimize, or tolerate stress and stressors that occur in everyday life (can be learned)
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adaptive coping skills role
goal of reducing or dealing with stress
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coping skill maladaptive
trying to use maladaptive behavior to reduce stress results in dysfunctional and non-productive
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neurologically important to practice adaptive coping skills
a person with a more positive demeanor and outlook on life will perceive less stress and be better equipped to handle stress when it does come
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why is substance use a dangerous coping mechanism
because it is very harmful in long term
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stimulants affect on brain
excite or speed up brain and functions
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depressants affect on brain
inhibit and slow down the brain & body
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hallucinogens affect on brain
impair the brain and body's perception of reality
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goals of community resilience model (CRM)
- help people widen the resilient zone (better able to handle life stressors) - help people reset their nervous system (bring back to into balance after stressful/traumatic event) - prevent the hijacking of the nervous system
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six skills of CRM
1. tracking 2. help now 3. resourcing 4. grounding 5. gesturing 6. shift & stay
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tracking
foundation for helping people balance their nervous system, paying attention to what is happening in you nervous system
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help now
really helpful when you're in that moment and need a immediate solution
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resourcing
answering questions such as, who/what uplifts you, gives you strength, helps you get through hard times
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grounding
direct contact of the body with something that provides support in the present moment, sense of self to the present moment
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gesturing
can express and attitude and are usually right underneath our conscious awareness (can calm ourselves)
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shift and stay
shifting attention from sensations that are unpleasant to sensations that are neutral or pleasant and staying there
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what is the area of psychology that integrates science and theory to prevent and treat psychological disorders
clinical psychology
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biological therapies (biomedical)
treatments that reduce or eliminate the symptoms of psychological disorders by altering aspects of body functioning
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psychotherapy (psychological therapies)
non-medical process that helps those with disorders recognize and overcome their problems
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sociocultural therapies
view the person as part of a system of relationships that are influenced by social and cultural factors
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benefits of talking to therapist vs. friend
therapist is professionally trained, and they have no bias, etc
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what mental health professional is qualified to prescribe drugs for disorders
only psychiatrists and not psychologists can prescribe medication most of the time
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psychotherapy effectiveness
psychotherapy has been proven to be affective for those who suffer from a disorder
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evidence based practice
decisions on treatment made using best available research, and consider therapists clinical judgement and clients characteristics/culture/preferences
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therapeutic alliance
relationship between therapist and client, important for psychotherapy to succeed
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freud's therapeutic technique
psychoanalysis
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psychoanalysis
analyzing a persons unconscious conflicts, bring unconscious conflicts into conscious awareness
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psychodynamic therapies + goal
stress importance of unconscious mind, goal is to help people gain insight on unconscious conflicts that are source of their problems
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humanistic therapies + goal
emphasis conscious thought over unconscious and self healing capacities. goal is to self understanding and personal growth
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behavioral therapies + goal
use principles of learning to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior. goal is to eliminate symptoms or behaviors rather then just get insight
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cognitive therapies + goal
emphasizes cognitions or thoughts are the main source of psychological problems. goal is to change pattern of thought that is causing maladaptive behavior
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systematic desensitication
behavior therapy that treats anxiety by teaching client to associate deep relaxation with intense anxiety provoking situations
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aversive conditioning
pairing of a problematic unconditioned stimulus with conditioned aversive stimuli to decrease their positive associations. effective when trying to avoid behaviors such as smoking, overeating, drinking alcohol

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