Final Flashcards

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_____ physical,mental,emotional,social changes from conception to death.

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developmental psychology

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2
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what is range of interest?

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“womb to tomb”

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3
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_____age of viability and survival.

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at 24 weeks

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4
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_____cause birth defects and/or developmental problems

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teratogens

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5
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teratogens:

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ALCOHOL
-intellectual disabilities, low birth weight (LBW) 
CIGARETTE SMOKE
-LBW, still birth, miscarriage
- lasting cognitive delays
OVER THE COUNTER MEDS
- aspirin: prolonged labor, bleeding in mother and  baby
- acetaminohin and adhd
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6
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what area of development did Piaget study?

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A. How we understand the world is important.
B. Four stages:
-sensory motor: reflexive, symbolic, baby explore, make connections.
-pre operational: egoecentric
- concrete operational: logical, making sense.
- formal operational: thinking obstractly

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7
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_____ attachment is an endearing emotional tie to someone(s), we seek closeness, need someone we can depend on

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Attachment Theory

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8
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John Bowlby dealt with…

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orphans

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9
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Mary Annsworth dealt with…

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secure vs. insecure (the strange situation)

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10
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Harry Hallow dealt with…

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The monkey research

The monkey would go to the cloth to have a secure bond and warmth

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11
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_____ how our thoughts, feelings, actions are influenced by others.

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social pyschology

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12
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_____ people seek casual explanations for behaviors.

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attribution theory

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13
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Attribution theory:

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A. dis positional or situational
- personality or the little situation
B. Fundamental attribution error
-underestimating situational influences (for others)

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14
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What is conformity?

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Fitting in with the norm

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15
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Solomon Asch…

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study conformity

- took a group of people, and had two or three people act nieve

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16
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Normative social influence?

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to be liked

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17
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Informational social influence?

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others are better informed

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18
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stanley milgrim studied…

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obedience

  • “everyday” people
  • ‘teachers” and what they thought was a memory studied
  • 65% rendured shocks of 450 volts to ‘learners”
  • confirmed that anyone can cause pain and suffering to another person
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19
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_____ prejudgments of individuals.

  • beliefs, emotions, predespositions
  • can lead to descriminating behaviors
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prejudice

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20
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Scapegoat Theory…

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we look for individuals or “out groups” to blame

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21
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_____ over generalized beliefs based on little or no evidence

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stereotypes (can not be positive)

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22
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_____ people are less likely to help when others are around.

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bystander effect (1964- kitty genesovie)

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23
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_____ characteristics pattern of the thinking and feeling

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personality

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24
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Pyscho dynamic perspective:

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focuses on the unconscience mind (Sigmond Freud)

25
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Sigmond Freud used the iceberg analogy. What is iceberg analogy?

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  • Id-pleasure principal (anything that brings a person pleasure)
  • super ego- morals
  • ego- reality principal
26
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Freud’s Psychosexual Stages- age and range- main body area focused

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fixation can occur at any point
- oral (first year):
feeding
- anal (toddlers):
toilet training
- phallic (early childhood):
oedepius (electra)
little boys in love with mom (little girls in love with dad)
- latency (school aged):
forgot oedipal desires
develop reality principal
-genital (adolescence):
re emergence of sexual instinct
27
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_____ a focus on one particular erogenous zone of the body.

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fixation

28
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_____ states that a set of meaningful and distinct personality dimensions can be used to describe how people differ from one another.

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trait theory

29
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what was Rotter’s basic idea ?

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  • cognitive

- associated with the locus of control.

30
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what is the Big 5 ? OCEAN?

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personality factors.
-often considered to be the basic traits under which all other aspects of personality fall.
Openness to experience: from outgoing interested in new things to reserved & conforming.
Conscientiousness: from organized & determined to careless.
Extroversion: from preferring group activities to preferring more solitude, small groups.
Agreeableness: from helpful and understanding to argumentative.
Neurotic-ism: from instability to reserved, calm.

31
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_____ the study of disorders of mind, mood, and behavior.

A

abnormal psychology.

32
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_____ a condition in which a person suffers from two or more mental disorders.

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comorbidity

33
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_____ harmful dysfunction with unjustifiable behavior on four basic criteria.

A

psychological disorders

34
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4 basic standard:

A
A. statistical infrequency (atypical)
B. disability or dysfunction (maladaptive)
- loss of normal functioning 
C. personal distress (disturbing)
D. Violation of norms
35
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____ hallucinations, dullisons, inappropriate.

A

schizophrenia

36
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______ a mental disorder in which a person feels anxious all the time without any identifiable reason.

A

anxiety disorder

37
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_____ a mental dis order in which a person regularly experiences emotional extremes.

A

mood disorder

38
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anxiety disorders:

A
  • muscle tension
  • irritability
  • difficulty sleeping
  • occasional gastrointestinal
39
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mood disorders:

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DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS: characterized by prolonged or extreme periods of depression.
BIPOLAR DISORDERS: characterized by alternating episodes of depression and mania.

40
Q

Treatments for disorders would be ?

A
  • antidepressants
  • cognitive therapy
  • electroconvulsive therapy
41
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what are the major psychotherapies?

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  1. psychoanalysis (insight into unconscious origins; free assoociation freud)
  2. humanistic (conscious, growth, alertness, “psychological mirror”)
  3. behavior therapy (learning principles; counterconditioning)
  4. cognitive therapies (“thinking colors feelings”)
41
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what are the major psychotherapies?

A
  1. psychoanalysis (insight into unconscious origins; free assoociation freud)
  2. humanistic (conscious, growth, alertness, “psychological mirror”)
  3. behavior therapy (learning principles; counterconditioning)
  4. cognitive therapies (“thinking colors feelings”)
42
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who used free association?

A

Freud

42
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who used free association?

A

Freud

43
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_____ when allowing the patient speak for themselves instead of just saying what the psychologist believes.

A

free association

43
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_____ when allowing the patient speak for themselves instead of just saying what the psychologist believes.

A

free association

44
Q

which psychotherapy is the best ?

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no one is the best; they all offer benefits, it just depends on the disorder.

44
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which psychotherapy is the best ?

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no one is the best; they all offer benefits, it just depends on the disorder.

45
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_____ the neurosurgical treatment of mental disorders.

A

psychosurgery

45
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_____ the neurosurgical treatment of mental disorders.

A

psychosurgery

46
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_____ antipsychotics, anti-anxiety drugs & antidepressants. Its the efftect drugs have on moods, sensation, thinking, and behavior.

A

psychopharmacology

46
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_____ antipsychotics, anti-anxiety drugs & antidepressants. Its the efftect drugs have on moods, sensation, thinking, and behavior.

A

psychopharmacology

47
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what are the major psychotherapies?

A
  1. psychoanalysis (insight into unconscious origins; free assoociation freud)
  2. humanistic (conscious, growth, alertness, “psychological mirror”)
  3. behavior therapy (learning principles; counterconditioning)
  4. cognitive therapies (“thinking colors feelings”)
48
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who used free association?

A

Freud

49
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_____ when allowing the patient speak for themselves instead of just saying what the psychologist believes.

A

free association

50
Q

which psychotherapy is the best ?

A

no one is the best; they all offer benefits, it just depends on the disorder.

51
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_____ the neurosurgical treatment of mental disorders.

A

psychosurgery

52
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_____ antipsychotics, anti-anxiety drugs & antidepressants. Its the efftect drugs have on moods, sensation, thinking, and behavior.

A

psychopharmacology