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Psychology Final Exam Review Flashcards

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What is Psychology?

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The study of people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours

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Psychodynamic Theory

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Freud. An approach to therapy that focuses on resolving a patients conflicted conscious and unconscious feelings

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Behavioural Psychology

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John Watson. The prediction and control of human behaviour

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Cognitive Psychology

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Study and application of how the brain learns

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Humanist Psychology

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Developed out of the patient relationship of therapy. Client involved in their recovery

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Development Psychology

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Piaget, Erikson. Concerned with explaining how we change

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Sigmund Freud

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ID, ego, superego, defence mechanisms, free association

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Karen Horney

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Feminine Psychology

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Carl Jung

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Analytical psychology, unconscious archetypes, introvert vs extrovert

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Ivan Pavlov

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Conditioning, dog experiment

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B.F Skinner

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Operant condition, skinner box

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Abraham Maslow

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Self-actualizing, hierarchy of needs

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Victor Frankl

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Concentration camps

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Carl Rogers

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Client-centred therapy

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Albert Bandura

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Bobo doll experiment, social cognitive theory

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Elizabeth Loftus

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False memories, lost in a mall

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Jean Piaget

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Cognitive development

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Erik Erikson

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Psychosocial development, identity crisis

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Harry harlow

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surrogate mother experiment

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Mary Ainsworth

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The strange situation experiment

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Process of inquiry

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  1. Define a problem
  2. Develop hypothesis
  3. Procedure
  4. Gather data/information
  5. Compile/Analyze data
  6. Draw conclusions
  7. Raise Questions
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Ethical

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When studying human subject guidelines must be followed

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Bias

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The tendency for one’s preexisting beliefs to detroit logical reasoning by making invalid conclusions seem valid or valid conclusions seem invalid.

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Validity

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The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it’s supposed to.

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Reliable
Produces the same result whenever it’s repeated.
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Ethical considerations:
Voluntary participation: The right to withdrawal. Informed consent Anonymity Confidentiality Potential for harm Results Communication
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Extroversion vs Introversion
Directing interest outwards vs inwards
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Big 5 Factors
Openness Consientiousness Extroversion Agreeableness Neutroicism
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Carl Jung - 4 Function Types
Inquiring Green - Life's Visionary Organised gold - life's planner Authentic blue - life's communicator Resourceful orange - life's negotiator
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Motivation
Desire to do something and focus on how someone is motivated
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Factors that influence motivation
Attitude, motivation, social thinking, mental health
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Intrinsic vs Extrinsic
Your own sake vs other rewards and punishments
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Negativity Bias
The threat of punishment for not doing something
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Defense Mechanisms
Mental devices that distort reality to cope with something
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Why do we use defence mechanisms
Fantasy, repression, rationalization, sour grapes, regression, denial, identification, compulsive behavior, procrastination, displaced aggression, projection
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NATURE VS. NURTURE
Genetics vs the way you’re raised
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Twin Studies (What, Why, Who, How)
Identical twins have the same DNA , twins raised apart, Minnesota Twins Project
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Adoption Studies
Seeing how kids would be raised differently
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Three Identical Strangers
Triplets seperated at birth David, Bobby, and Eddie Severe effects on their mental health Extremely unethical
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Mental Health
Psychological well being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
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Ways to look after your mental health
Sleep, self care, therapy, relationships, seeking help when needed
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CMHA
Founded in 1918, the Canadian Mental Health Association Prevent suicide, mental illness, promotes awareness
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Phobias
An intense fear around a specific thing like an object, animal, or situation
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Panic Disorder
Involved repeated and unexpected panic attacks. A panic attack is a feeling of sudden and intense fear that lasts for a short period of time.
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Social Anxiety Disorder
Intense fear of being embarrassed or evaluated negatively by others. People with this disorder tend to avoid social situations.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Made up of unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that cause anxiety or repeated actions meant to reduce that anxiety.
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PTSD
Can occur after a very scary or traumatic event such as abuse, an accident, or a natural disaster. Symptoms include reliving the event through nightmares or flashbacks
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Bi-polar disorder
People experience episodes of depression and episodes of mania. An episode of depression in bipolar disorder is the same as other types of depression.
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Depression
A mental illness that affects a person's mood. Depression can last a long time. Feeling sad, worthless, hopeless, guilty, or anxious.
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Post-Partum Disorder
A depression that may start during pregnancy or at any time up to a year after the birth of the child.
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Schizophrenia
An illness that affects the way you understand and interact with the world around you. At the beginning of an episode, people many feel that things around them seem different or strange.
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Stigma/Stereotypes for Mental illness
Mentally ill people are violent, always the same, etc...

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