pgs 325-336 Flashcards
(13 cards)
view, common in the Euro-American world, that places a high value on individual achievement and distinction
individualism
in murray and mccellands theory, a mental state that produces a psychological motive to excel or to reach some goal
need for achievement
view common in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, that values group loyalty and pride over individual distinction
collectivism
refers to the tendency of the body to maintain a certain level of body fat and body weight
set point
a drop in extra cellular fluid levels
volumetric thirst
a drop in intercellular fluid levels
osmotic thirst
the four-stage sequence of arousal, plateau, orgasm, and resolution occurring in both men and women
sexual response cycle
socially learned ways of responding in sexual situations
sexual scripts
a conflict in which one must choose between two equally attractive options
approach-approach conflict
a conflict in which there are both appealing and negative aspects to the decision to be made
approach-avoidance conflict
a conflict in which one has to choose between two equally unattractive options
avoidance-avoidance conflict
a conflict in which one must choose between options that have both many attractive and many negative aspects
multiple approach-avoidance conflict
ones erotic attraction to members of same sex, opposite sex, or both sexes
sexual orientation