Developmental Psych
What are teratogens?
The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state (a drive) that motivates an organism to the need
What is drive-reduction theory?
The manual widely used for classifying psychological disorders
What is the DSM-5?
The tendency for observers, when analyzing other's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal dispostion
What is fundemental attribution error?
The tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present
What is the bystander effect?
during this phase in Piaget's theory, children struggle with conservation and egocentrism
What is the preoperational stage?
A desire for significant accomplishment, for mastery of skills, ideas, for control, and for attaining a high standard
What is achievement motivation?
What is bipolar disorder?
adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard
What is conformity?
intense fear and avoidance of social situations
What is social anxiety disorder?
this is demonstrated by infants who display either clinging, anxious attachment or avoidant attachment that resists closesness
What is insecure attachment?
The body's adaptive response to stress leading to alarm, resistence, and/or exhaustion
What is General Adaptation Theory?
This age group has the highest rate of suicides in the nation
What is late adulthood (45-64)
The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
What is deindivduation?
Sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; also helps alleviate depression and anxiety
the aquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role.
What is gender typing?
A person who is competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger prone has this type of personality
What is Type A?
A type of schizophrenia in which symptoms usually appear by late adolescence or early adulthood
What is chronic Schizophrenia?
The deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined
What is companionate love?
When under stress, people often provide support to otehrs and bond with and seek support from others
What is the tend and befriend response?
What is a Cross Sectional Study?
Explain the difference between Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy
Self Esteem -- one's own feeling of high or low self-worth
Self Efficacy -- one's sense of competence and effectiveness
This type of therapy vigorously challenges people's illogical, self-defeating attitudes and assumptions
What is rationa-emotive behavior therapy?
What is the difference between discrimination and prejudice?
prejudice is an unjustifiable attitude towards a certain group
discrimination is an unjustifiable behavior and attatude towards a group
The tendency of behavior to influence our own and others' thoughts, feelings, and actions
What is the behavior feedback theory?