FINAL

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scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

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social psychology

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used to explain someone’s behavior by crediting either the situation or person’s disposition

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attribution theory

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tendency for observers, when analyzing others’ behavior, to underestimate impact of situation and overestimate impact of personal disposition

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fundamental attribution error

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follow behavior

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attitudes

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concept that the way that someone is going to interact w another person will change w their proximity
ex. donating to charities after you donated a small amt already

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foot in the door phenomenon

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complying w social pressures

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conformity

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ex. lines experiment
research for conformity in situations

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Asch’s

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conform to avoid rejection or gain social approval

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normative social influence

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accept others’ opinions about reality

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informal social influence

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enhancement of group’s prevailing inclinations through discussion with the group
ex. Facebook w different political ideals

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group polarization

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Mode of thinking that occurs when desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides realistic appraisal of the alternatives

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groupthink

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clear awareness of what you’re doing

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explicit prejudice

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an unthinking response to environment

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implicit prejudice

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increased exposure to violence = increased violence

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frustration aggression principle

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being around someone makes them more attractive

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proximity effect

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Self disclosing intimacy + mutually supportive equity

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enduring companionate love

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individuals characteristic pattern of thinking feeling and acting

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personality

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Human behavior is dynamic interaction between conscious and unconscious mind
Consequence: a representation of inner workings, conflict that exist between aspects of the mind

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psychoanalytic theory

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oral 0-18mo
anal 18-36mo
phallic 3-6yrs
latent 6-puberty
genital puberty-adult

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Freud’s psychosexual stages

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boy reverts to oral comfort of sucking thumb on his way to his first day of school

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regression

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repressing angry feelings, a person displays exaggerated friendliness

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reaction formation

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the thief thinks everyone else is a thief

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projection

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habitual drinker says she drinks w friends just to be sociable

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rationalization

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little girl kicks family dog after mother puts her in time out

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displacement

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partner denies evidence of his loved one’s affair

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denial

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Underlies all other mechanisms, banishes anxiety-arousing impulses, enables other defense mechanisms Often incomplete. Repressed urges may appear as symbols in dreams or slips of tongue

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repression

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ounted all words to describe ppl used factor analysis to identify clusters (factors) of test items that tap into basic trait components. Measures introversion and extraversion (really broad)

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allport and odbert

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tend to gain energy from time alone, find social interaction exhausting, extraverts draw energy from time spent with others, introvert not necessarily shy

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introversion

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seek stimulation because of their relatively low normal brain arousal. Less active frontal lobe involved in behavior inhibition of extraverts. Have higher dopamine levels and dopamine-related neural activity

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extraversion

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Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism

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Big 5

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pleasure seeking energies focus on distinct pleasure sensitive areas/erogenous zones

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ID

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individual-environment interactions Different people choose diff environments Personalities shape how events are interpreted and reacted to Personalities help create situations to which people react

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reciprocal determinism

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comparing yourself to someone worse off than you

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downward social comparison

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acknowledging negative feedback and then focusing on things one is good at

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compensatory self enhancement

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downplaying importance of an attribute

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discounting

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syndrome marked by clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion, regulation, or behavior Classification aims to predict disorder’s future course, suggest appropriate treatment, and prompt research

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psychological disorders

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Autism and asperger’s syndrome = autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Mental retardation = intellectual disability Hoarding disorder, binge eating disorder added

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DSM-5 changes

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Find relief from negative thoughts Fit in with peers Attract attention, seek for help

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nonsuicidal self injury

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Are psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety, or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

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anxiety disorders

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worry about almost everything, may not be able to pinpoint a worry (always on edge, tense) lasts 6+ weeks

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generalized anxiety disorder

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choking/trembling/dizziness. May come up more than once

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panic disorder

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intensely and irrationally afraid of something

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specific phobias

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unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) actions (compulsions) or both that interfere with everyday life

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OCD

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haunting memories/nightmares/avoidance of trigger/insomnia/social withdrawal. Should last 4+ weeks after experience. Survivor resiliency

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PTSD

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person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease

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somatic system disorder

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person interprets normal sensations as symptoms of a dreaded disease

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illness anxiety disorder

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feelings of hopelessness, lethargy Major cause of disability worldwide May have seasonal pattern

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major depressive disorder

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week to week, month to month Person alternates between hopelessness and lethargy Less common, more dysfunctional than DSM-5 DSM-5 classification reduced child and adolescent diagnoses, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

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bipolar

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women are _ as likely than men to have depression

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twice

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Characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, inappropriate emotional expression

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Schizophrenia

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2 or more distinct identities each w its own voice and mannerisms, seem to control the person’s behavior

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DID

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Controversial Rare Awareness becomes separated from previous memories, thoughts

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dissociative disorder

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Sociopathy Usually male, symptoms displayed around 8 y/o Lower emotional intelligence Impulsive behavior, feel/fear little

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antisocial personality disorder

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Changes are disrupted in childhood because of unusual features of CNS Intellectual disability Intelligence test score in lowest 3% Difficulty adapting to normal demands of independent living, conceptual, social, practical

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neurodevelopmental disorders

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Cognitive and social emotional disorder marked by social deficiencies and repetitive behaviors Diagnoses across countries Underlying source of symptoms, impaired theory of mind Levels of severity

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ASD

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treatment involving techniques, seeking to overcome difficulties or achieve growth

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psychotherapy

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medications/procedures that act directly on person’s physiology

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biomedical therapy

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uses techniques from various forms of therapy

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eclectic approach

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Assume behaviors = problem Apply learning principles to eliminate unwanted behaviors

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behavior therapies

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Counterconditioning Exposure therapies Systematic desensitization Virtual reality exposure therapy

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classical conditioning techniques

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Teach people new more adaptive ways of thinking Based on assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions Lost job → internal belief: I’m worthless → depression Lost job → internal: i deserve better → no depression

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cognitive therapies

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Use integrated approach to alter way clients think/act Make clients aware of irrational negative thinking and replace w new ways of thinking Techniques Training to practice more positive, realistic approach to thinking

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cognitive behavioral theory

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Drugs, electrical stimulation, magnetic impulses, psychosurgery

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biomedical therapy

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The tension we experience when we become aware that our attitudes and actions don’t coincide is known as

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cognitive dissonance

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explains someone’s behaviors by crediting either the situation or the person’s disposition.

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attribution theory

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view personality with a focus on unconscious and importance of childhood experiences.

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psychodynamic theories

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of personality is the most broadly widely used framework today.

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The Big 5

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Throughout the last part of the 20th century, self esteem levels of American college students have

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decreased

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T or F:Men and women die by suicide at the same rate.

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False

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is characterized by lack of conscience for wrongdoing and may involve aggressive/ruthless acts.

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antisocial personality disorder

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Women’s risk of major depressive disorder is roughly _ mens

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twice

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involves changing self-defeating thinking and the way people act.

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cognitive-behavioral theory

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may be used with an individual who suffers from severe depression, when drug therapies don’t work.

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electroconvulsive therapy