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37 Cards in this Set
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Diffusion of Responsibility
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phenomenon which tends to occur in groups of people above a certain critical size when responsibility is not explicitly assigned. EG. Bystandard effect
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Oral Stage
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Age: 0-18 Months
Zone: Mouth Orally aggressive: Signs include chewing gum or ends of pens. Orally Passive: Signs include smoking/eating/kissing/fellatio/cunnilingus Fixation at this stage may result in passivity, gullibility, immaturity and manipulative personality |
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Anal Stage
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Age: 18-36 Months
Zone: Bowel and Bladder Elimination Anal Retentive: Obsession with organization or excessive neatness Anal Expulsive: Reckless, careless, defiant, disorganized, Coprophilliac |
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Phallic
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Age: 3-5 Years
Zone: Genitals Oedipus Complex: only in boys: son feels father is a) harming mother + b) going to castrate him; sexual attraction to mother Electra Complex: only in girls: daughter sexual attraction to father;during the phallic stage, she discovers that she lacks a penis, she becomes libidinally attached to the father figure, and imagines that she will become pregnant by him, all the while becoming more hostile toward her mother. |
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Freud's' Psychosexual Stages
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Oral
Anal Phallic Latent Genitial |
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ID, Ego, Super Ego
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pleasure
reality morality |
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Type A Personality
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individuals can be described as impatient, excessively time-conscious, insecure about their status, highly competitive, hostile and aggressive, and incapable of relaxation
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Type B Personality
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individuals, in contrast, are described as patient, relaxed, and easy-going
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Bi Polar Disorder Characteristics
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a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
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Schizophrenia Characteristics
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delusions and faulty perceptions of the world
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4 Subtypes of Schizophrenia
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Paranoid type
Hebephrenic schizophrenia Catatonic schizophrenia Simple Schizophrenia |
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Paranoid type
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delusions and hallucinations are present but thought disorder, disorganized behavior, and affective flattening are absent.
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Hebephrenic schizophrenia
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Mood is inappropriate with giggling and shallowness, behavior is irresponsible. Delusions and hallucinations are fragmented. Thoughts are disorganized. Onset typically age 15-25
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Catatonic Schizophrenia
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Psychomotor disturbance varying from stupor to sudden outbursts of activity. Waxy flexibility, automatic obedience and negativism.
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Simple Schizophrenia
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Negative symptoms predominate
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Cognitive Dissonance
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an uncomfortable feeling or stress caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously
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Gordon Allport
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trait theorist and believed in the individuality and uniqueness of the person and that people have consistent personalities.
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Allports Cardinal Theory
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One trait that dominates the person; defines life.
Scrooge; mother Theresa |
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Allports Central Theory
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small number of traits important traits that may affect many behaviors; smart, dumb, shy, wild.
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Allports Secondary Trait Theory
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many consistent traits which are not often exhibited; preferences, attitudes, situational traits; she gets mad when…
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Piaget’s idea of Egocentricism
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young children are egocentric; they do not have the mental ability to understand that other people may have different opinions and beliefs from themselves.
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Hallucination
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false sensory (visual, auditory, etc.) experiences, such as seeing something a person although nobody is really there
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Delusion
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is a false belief that a person maintains in spite of evidence that proves it untrue.
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Obsession
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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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Compulsion
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An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences
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Mental Age
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an intelligence test score
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Chronological Age
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age measured by the time
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Projective Personality Test
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personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and internal conflicts
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Objective Personality Test
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responses are analyzed according to a universal standard (multiple choice)
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Validity
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If the test does indeed measure what it is intended to measure, then we can say that the test is valid
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Reliability
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the extent to which a test is consistent in its measures
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Standardization
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Consistency and objectivity of how tests are administered and scored
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5 Characteristics of a Good Clinician
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1) Know your own biases
2) Social Skills 3) Experience 4) Knowing Strengths and Weaknesses 5) Time & Availability |
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Conformity
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adjust or adapt oneself to new or different conditions
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Prejudice
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prejudgment: making a decision before becoming aware
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Stereotypes
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generalization about an entire group of people
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Obedience
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submissive behavior with respect to another person
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