Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
38 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What is the pleasure principle
|
concern only about pleasure and avoiding pain
|
|
|
What is the reality principle?
|
concern with meeting the demands of the enviroment
|
|
|
What is ID?
|
reservior of your animalistic, primitive impluses (sexual and aggressive)
|
|
|
What does ID operate on?
|
The pleasure principle
|
|
|
What is Ego?
|
the conscious part of your personality which confronts the realities of the world.
|
|
|
Person who you think you are?
|
Ego
|
|
|
What principle does the ego follow?
|
reality principle
|
|
|
What is the super ego?
|
the moral part of your personality, commonly called the conscious
|
|
|
Ego demands what?
|
moral perfection
|
|
|
What is Freud's concept of the healty, well-functioning personality?
|
control over ID
Gradual growth of strong ego feeling in charge of life |
|
|
How long does each sleep cycle last?
|
90 minutes
|
|
|
Sleep cycles: Getting tired
|
Beta
|
|
|
heading to sleep, Stage 1
|
Alpha
|
|
|
stage 2, brain signals a shut down to focus internally
|
sleep spindles
|
|
|
Stage 3, going deeper into sleep
|
Delta waves appear, still some Alpha
|
|
|
Stage 4, deeper and deeper sleep
|
Mostly delta
|
|
|
What is REM stand for?
|
Rapid Eye Movement
|
|
|
REM averages about how many minutes during 8 hours of sleep?
|
90 minutes
|
|
|
What is SAD?
|
Seasonal aff disorder
|
|
|
What is the psychodynamic theory?
|
claims dreams are based on wish fullfillment. Emphasizes internal conflicts and unconscious forces
|
|
|
What is the Activation-synthesis hypothesis?
|
keep things in order
a brain trying to tell a story to fit with that verse needs arousal |
|
|
What is the basic emotion from which all other emotions develop?
|
Generalized excitement
|
|
|
Are emotions powerful?
|
Yes, they are among the most powerful and impelling forces which affect our daily lives.
|
|
|
What causes emotional responses?
|
Various physiological changes take place preparing you for the Flight or Fight response
|
|
|
What is the Contemporary/Appraisal model of emotional arousal?
|
1) stimulus
2)appraisal 3)arousal 4)action |
|
|
The Autonomic Nervous System is what part of the central nervous system?
|
the central part
|
|
|
What is the functions of the sympatheic branches?
|
fight or flight
|
|
|
Parasympatheic branch?
|
brings things back to the normal state
|
|
|
what is para-rebound?
|
When someone faints
|
|
|
What do pychopaths have?
|
life without guilt
|
|
|
What is health psychology
|
to show people how to clean up their lives
|
|
|
What factors determine how we react to stress?
|
Genetics and biology
Enviroment Lifestyle and behavior |
|
|
Why is relaxation one of the most affective ways of dealing with stress?
|
Breathing
Music Meditation, yoga, hypothosis Visualization Progressive relaxation |
|
|
Why is it hard to make a clear distinction between mental illness and mental health?
|
because there's no fine line
|
|
|
What is Agoraphobia?
|
when you can't leave the house
|
|
|
what is the definition of psychopathology?
|
the scientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. also abnormal or maladaptive behavior
|
|
|
What are 3 major characteristics of mental illness?
|
Frequent or chronic anxiety
Excessive use of defense mechanisms Poor or ineffective interpersonal relationships |
|
|
What are some risk factors that contribute to psychopathology?
|
social conditions
family factors psychological factors biological factors |
