175.101 Psychology as a Social Science Flashcards

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• 1 Psychodynamic Theories

  1. Psychodynamic Theories

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  sigmond freud s theory that psychologica,

  which model used as spatial metaphor tha,

  what mental processes are rational goal
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• 2 Cognitive Social Theories

  2. Cognitive-social Theories

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  develop from behaviourist and cognitive,

  reflects a constant interplay between en,

  several conditions must be meet for a be
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• 3 Trait Theories

  3. Trait Theories

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  emotional cognitive and behavioural tend,

  a descriptive approach an attempt to des,

  who said on the one hand a trait is an o
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• 4 Humanistic Theories

  4. Humanistic Theories

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  who believed that human beings are basic,

  the way people conceive of reality and e,

  the capacity to understand another perso
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• 5 Developmental Psychology

  5. Developmental Psychology

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  studies the way humans develop and chang,

  the extent to which changes and individu,

  refers to biologically based changes tha
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• 6 Ageing

  6. Ageing

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  cognitive changes associated with ageing,

  people show tremendous variability in th,

  a progressive and incurable illness that
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• 7 Attachment

  7. Attachment

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  involves changes in interpersonal though,

  refers to the enduring tires children fo,

  the tendency of young animals of certain
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• 8 Socialisation

  8. Socialisation

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  to function as adults children must lear,

  children learn from a variety of ____ __,

  caveat 1 socialisation is not a ____ ___
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• 9 Perspective Taking Theory Of The Mind

  9. Perspective Taking/Theory of the Mind

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  an important social cognitive ability th,

  a prerequisite to perspective taking is,

  it appears to arise somewhere in the ___
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• 10 Gender

  10. Gender

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  cognitive developmental theory in the __,

  the second stage ____ ____ occurs when c,

  the ____ stage gender constancy occurs w
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• 11 Health Psychology

  11. Health Psychology

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  ____ ____ is devoted to understanding ps,

  history of health psychology early theor,

  this surgery called ____ involved drilli
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• 12 Health Compromising Behaviours

  12. Health Compromising Behaviours

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  in spite of knowledge of the negative he,

  ____ refers to an excessive accumulation,

  people are identified as being ____ if t
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• 13 Barriers To Health Promotion

  13. Barriers to Health Promotion

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  individual barriers lack of ____ is rare,

  one reason is that negative behaviours a,

  health promotion behaviours such as exer
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• 14 Stress

  14. Stress

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  refers to a challenge to a person s capa,

  stressful experiences typically produce,

  stress is a ____ ____ with both physiolo
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• 15 Coping

  15. Coping

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  most people who experienced life crises,

  coping strategies strategies aimed at ch,

  efforts to alter thoughts about the situ
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• 16 Culture And Context Of Psychopatholog

  16. Culture and Context of Psychopathology

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  sickness or pathology of the mind proble,

  _____ theory argued that diagnosis is a,

  labelling can be dangerous because it tu
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• 17 Mental Health And Mental Disorders

  17. Mental Health and Mental Disorders

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  ____ ____ can be thought of as a state o,

  ____ ____ ____ include the wide range of,

  a ____ ____ implies the existence of a c
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• 18 Contemporary Approaches To Psychopath

  18. Contemporary Approaches to Psychopathology

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  ____ theorists distinguish three broad c,

  problems in living such as phobias const,

  categorised by enduring maladaptive patt
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• 19 Descriptive Diagnosis Dsm And Psychop

  19. Descriptive Diagnosis: DSM and Psychopathological Syndromes

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  a ____ ____ attempts to be atheoretical,

  in ____ ____ mental disorders are classi,

  descriptive diagnosis allows researchers
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• 20 Disorders

  20. Disorders

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  a less severe type of depression is ____,

  research is clearly demonstrated both __,

  marked by recurrent obsessions persisten
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• 21 Mental Health Services

  21. Mental Health Services

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  there are a variety of treatments and ap,

  often practice in a hospital or other me,

  the ____ model adopted by australian uni
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• 22 Psychodynamic Therapies

  22. Psychodynamic Therapies

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  psychodynamic therapies modern ____ deve,

  the ____ ____ to therapeutic change rest,

  refers to the understanding of one s own
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• 23 Cognitive Behavioural Therapies

  23. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies

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  use methods derived from behaviourist an,

  early approaches viewed symptoms as ___,

  although many therapists continue to pra
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• 24 Humanistic Therapies

  24. Humanistic Therapies

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  focus on the way each person consciously,

  they aim to help people get __ ____ with,

  an approach to treatment that emphasises
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• 25 Electroconvulsive Therapy And Psychos

  25. Electroconvulsive Therapy and Psychosurgery

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  aka electroshock therapy is currently us,

  ect is also effective in the treatment o,

  patients lie on an insulated cart or bed
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• 26 Evaluating Psychological Treatments

  26. Evaluating Psychological Treatments

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  culture and treatment it is useful to ex,

  the concept of what is abnormal and what,

  the ability of therapists to assess beha
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• 27 Attitudes

  27. Attitudes

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  an association between an act or an obje,

  refers to the durability and impact of a,

  an attitude is ____ if it tends to persi
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• 28 Cognitive Dissonance

  28. Cognitive Dissonance

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  according to leon festinger 1957 1962 at,

  refers to a perceived discrepancy betwee,

  according to festinger this kind of ____
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• 29 Social Cognition

  29. Social Cognition

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  suppressing a stereotype however can lea,

  as in other cognitive domains schemas gu,

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• 30 The Self

  30. The Self

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  the person including mental processes bo,

  the person s concept of himself a schema,

  refers to a person s evaluation of himse
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• 31 Relationships

  31. Relationships

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  social psychologists believe that humans,

  much of what we do and do not do is to e,

  according to social psychologists severa
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• 32 Altruism

  32. Altruism

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  refers to behaviours that help other peo,

  philosophers and psychologists disagree,

  people can behave altruistically to othe
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• 33 Social Influence

  33. Social Influence

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  refers to the effects of the presence of,

  sociologist and philosophers had recogni,

  they become anonymous and no longer cons
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