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Fundamental learned process from Milgram
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Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and w/o any particular hospitality on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive process.
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BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS
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Conscientiousness
Agreeableness Neuroticism Openness Extroversion |
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Locus of control
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External: Outside forces choose our fate.
Internal: We choose our own fate |
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Learned Helplessness
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Shuting down and giving up
*most important to those in clinical depression |
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Defense Mechanisms
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Regression
Reaction formation Projection Rationalization Displacement Denial |
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Sexual pleasure with Id Ego and Super Ego
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Id Ego: conscious mind
Super Ego: Unconscious mind |
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Criticisms of projective tests: Reliability
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consistency of results
Ex: When evaluating the same patient two different interpretations can happen |
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Criticisms of projective tests:
Validity |
predicting what it is supposed to be
EX: mis diagnosing a normal individual |
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MMPI used for
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emotional disorders
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TAT used for
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Describing the individuals inner feelings and interest through stories they make up
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What are the Projective Tests:
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Rorschach inkblot test
Thematic Appreciation test |
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Free Association
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Sigmund Frued came up with it: to sit on a couch and spill out your every feelings
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Life-span trajectory for Conscientiousness
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Women are higher than men all the way through and can level out when they get older
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Life-span trajectory for
Agreeableness: based on relationships and establishing families |
Women are higher and follow the same pattern all through out
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Life-span trajectory for
Neuroticism: Emotional stability |
When women start out they rage A LOT higher than men at a younger age but at the woman gets older the woman decrease and the men are the same level all the way through.
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Life-span trajectory for
Openness: From college and on |
Men are higher than women until they grow older they level out with women
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Life-span trajectory for
Extraversion |
Women start out leveled out all the way through and men increase to women
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A person who is careless and disorganized most clearly ranks low on the Big Five Trait....
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Dimension of conscientiousness
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Freuds technique in which the patient spontaneously reports all thought, feelings, and images as they came to mind are called...
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Free association
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How psychologist define psychological disorders?
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Deviant
Disorders Dysfunctional |
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DSM & Multiaxial Classification
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List of Disorders
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The basic principals of psychoanalysis
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to reveal the innermost thoughts
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Resistance and transference
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Resistance: Going against your physician
Transference: Complying with your physician |
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Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders:
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1. Persistent and uncontrolled tenseness and apprehension
2. Automatic Arousal 3. Inability to identify or avoid the cause of certain feelings |
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Who has a greater risk of an axiety disorder when comparing gender
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Women > Men
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How does observational learning explain phobias
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learn from observing: Monkey See Monkey Do
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Explain the symptoms of mood disorders
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Prolonged and disabling int disruptions in emotional state. Always Reoccurring
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Explain the Gender differences in Suicide and depression
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Suicide: Men > Women
Depression: Women > Men |
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Basic Tenets of social-cognitive perspective in understanding mood disorders
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1. Labels stigmatize individuals
2. Labels may help healtcare professionals when communicating. 3. Labels raise moral and ethical questions about how society should treat people |
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Positive and Negatives to schizophrenia
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P inappropriate behaviors are present: Delusions and Hallucinations
N: Appropriate behaviors are absent: Flat affect, laughing at someone dying; Disorganized speech; catatonia, continually rocking in chair or motionless |
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Describe the differences between acute and chronic development of Schizophrenia
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Acute: Faster get better on recovery it will show positive symptoms
Chronic: Slower development and less likely to get better |
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Role of genetic factors in Schizophrenia
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If you are a twin both will have it, also if you have the flu during the middle of fetal development.
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Explain the prevalence of psychological disorders in the united states and other nations
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The United States is number one, but in other countries the numbers are lower because they have lower medical attention
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Panic Disorder classifies?
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all of the sudden reactions
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Explain the differences between Psychologist Psychiatrist
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Clinical Psychologist: PHD expert
Psychiatrist: specialize in treatments and can prescribe meds. |
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Explain the differences between Psychologist Psychiatrist
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Clinical Psychologist: PHD expert
Psychiatrist: specialize in treatments and can prescribe meds. |
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Explain the basic principles of psychoanalysis
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to reveal innermost thoughts
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Explain the basic principles of psychoanalysis
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to reveal innermost thoughts
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Why do most people not go to a psychoanalysis
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because it takes a lot of time and most insurance companies will not cover it
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Why do most people not go to a psychoanalysis
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because it takes a lot of time and most insurance companies will not cover it
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Client centered therapy is what
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active listening, and non-judging environment
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Client centered therapy is what
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active listening, and non-judging environment
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Explain the main purpose of behavior therapy
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change particular patterns
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Explain the main purpose of behavior therapy
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change particular patterns
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Explain the steps in Systematic Desentation
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Brought to the environment slowly and you will be less likely to expiernece anxiety in a relaxed state
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Explain the difference between behavior and cognitive therapy
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Cognitive: Believing the way you think and acting based on assumption
Behavior: Keeping notes and it is a behavior view |
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Describe the key point of cognitive therapy
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Records as homework and writing down what you are feeling and then bringing it into the next session
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Explain the role of cognitive-behavior therapy in the treatment of OCD
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Combined theory: altering both aspects of the way you behave and the way you act about a situation
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Key factors to group therapy
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Cost effective and brings people to realize that they are not in this alone
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Explain the predictors of success of in group therapy
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large group, feel included in the environment and able to relate to other situations
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Describe the relative effectiveness of different therapies
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special one for each disorder
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Explain the major components of Attribution therapy and explain the differences of dispositional and situational attributions.
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have a tendency to give casual explanations for someones behavior often by crediting the situation or persons disposition.
DISPOSITIONAL: personality traits. SITUATIONAL: situation involved in abuse |
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Provide an example of the fundamental attribution error
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A classroom can be led differently simply because the teacher believes that there is something wrong with the child and will either give him more attention or not any at all
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Provide an example of the Foot-in the Door phenomenon
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staring out with a simple task and then leading to a more important larger task to be obtained by the person.
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Explain how role playing and actions can affect attitudes
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If you make yourself believe you are one thing you will begin to completely believe it for yourself!
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Main tents of cognitive dissonance theory
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Caused if our actions and attitudes appose
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Describe the conditions that strengthen conformity
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The group is larger than 3 people but it is lead to believe that the group will make him conform to what they believe so it does not seem as though he is the dumb one.
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Define and give an give an example to social loafing
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you will work harder when you work alone
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Define and give an example to social facilitation
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You will perform at a higher level in front of people
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Explain the bystander intervention and effect
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You identify that there is a situation happening but believe that others will take care of the situation then after you realize it is an emergency you may assume the responsibility
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Explain the association between helping behavior and the number of people in the environment
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Group polarization- enhances attitudes through a disscusion
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Provide an example of group polarization
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If a group of people like a certain movie and start talking about this movie more extensively with this person that does not like the movie more than likely the person will then conform to what the group agrees on.
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Obedience
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Compliance with others
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