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28 Cards in this Set
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What is the first disease Sigmund Freud described in his theory of Psychoanalysis? |
Hysteria. |
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What was first thought to be the cause of hysteria? |
Problems with the uterus. |
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Is it possible for men to have hysteria? |
Yes. |
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Who reintroduced 'trance states' in the 18th century? |
Franz Mesmer. |
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What did Franz Mesmer involve as a treatment? |
The use of magnets. |
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Who counted Franz Mesmers work as "entirely absurd"? |
Abbé Faria. |
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Does the power to fall into a trance or "lucid sleep" lay in the hands of the individual concerned? |
Yes, with the power of suggestion. |
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Who coined the phrase "hypnosis" in 1843? |
James Braid, a scottish surgeon. |
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Who (basically) helped people get into deep hypnosis as treatment? |
Abbé Faria. |
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Who used hypnosis systematically in the treatment of hysteria? |
Jean-Martin Charcot. |
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Who was the student of Jean-Martin Charcot that got interested in hysteria? |
Sigmund Freud. |
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Can two ideas that contradict each other coexist together? |
No, they repel against each other and one of them may push the other into unconsciousness. |
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Who was a philosopher who wanted to investigate how the mind works, in particular, how it manages ideas or concepts? |
Johann Hebert. |
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Who said "To will to be that self which one truly is, is indeed the opposite of despair." ? |
Søren Kierkegaard. |
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What is the lowest form of despair cause by? (Accoring to Soren) |
Ignorance, a person has the wrong idea of what 'self' is, and is unaware of their potential. |
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Why do people say ignorance is close to bliss? |
Because seeing too much of something bad you could be would put you into deeper despair than the ignorance even caused you. |
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Can someone born with a low intelligence gain some during life, if given proper schooling and a good family in nurture? |
Yes, if given the right opportunities. |
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Who did the twin experiment using 2 twins? |
Francis Galton. |
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What does tabula rasa mean? |
That all babies are born with a blank slate and all equal opportunities. |
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What is nature in Francis Galtons study? |
The genetics or inheritance one is given or receives. |
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What is nurture in Francis Galtons study? |
The way one is treated in early childhood, and what their home life is like. |
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In the twin study performed by Galton, where the twins emotionally identical? |
No, nurture seemed to play no role at all in their personalitys. |
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What are the 4 subcategories of schizophrenia? |
Simple, Paranoia, Hebephrania, and Catatonia. |
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What are the signs of simple schizophrenia? |
Slow decline, and withdrawal. |
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What are the signs of Paranoia schizophrenia? |
A state of fear and persecution, feeling '"spied on" or "talked about." |
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What are the signs of hebephrenia? |
Incoherent speech, Inappropriate emotional reactions and behaviors, such as laughing loudly at something sad. |
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What are the signs of catatonia schizophrenia? |
Extremely limited movement and expression, often in the form of either rigidness, such as sitting in the same position for hours, or excessive activity, such as rocking backward and forward repeatedly. |
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Who opened the first lab of study for psychology? |
Willhelm Wundt |
