Psych 101 01 Final

Chapter 15

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What are the 3 clusters for Personality Disorders? 

Cluster A – Odd or eccentric personalities 

Cluster B – Dramatic, emotional, or erratic personalities

Cluster C – Anxious or fearful personalities 

 

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What are the 2 models discussed in this chapter?

- Medical model: The concept that diseases have physical causes 

-Biopsychosocial model: Normal and abnormal behaviors arise from a combination of biological, psychological, and social influences 

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What is a Psychological Disorder?

A syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in a person’s cognitions, emotions, or behaviors.

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What are the 2 stress disorders that were covered in class?

Acute Stress Disorder – Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence, with the persistence of a variety of symptoms.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – Same as Acute Stress Disorder, but persist beyond 1 month

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Anxiety-Related disorders- 

Define: Agoraphobia, GAD (General anxiety disorder), Panic Attacks, Panic Disorders 

Agoraphobia – Fear or anxiety about situations where escape might be difficult or help might not be available.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder – Excessive anxiety and worry (which is difficult to control); also includes symptoms like irritability, restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension, and sleep disturbances 

 Panic Attacks – Abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort. Usually includes palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, feeling of choking, chest pain, nausea or abdominal distress, dizziness, chills or heat sensations. Often confused with heart attack (by sufferer) Not a disorder, but a possible symptom of anxiety disorders 

Panic Disorder – Recurrent unexpected panic attacks  

Chapter 13

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Define and give examples of low balling, door in the face and foot in door

• low ball: Start with low-cost request and later reveal the hidden costs
• door in the face: Start with an inflated request, then retreat to a smaller one that appears to be a concession
• foot in door: The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request

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What is conformity and what are the two main reasons people conform? 

Conformity: a change in behavior or belief as the result of real or imagined group pressure

The two reasons why people Conform 

•  Normative Social Influence. (to be liked)
•  Informational Social Influence. (to be right)

 

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What is cognitive dissonance? 

An internal state which results when we notice the inconsistency between two or more attitudes or between our attitudes and behavior

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Define: persuasion, obedience, compliance, conformity, group behavior

Group Behavior – How an individual thinks, acts, and feels in a group setting

Conformity – Adjusting one’s behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard

Compliance – A person, or group, asking for change, without any real authority (request)

Obedience – A person, or group, asking for a change, with real authority (demand)

Persuasion - the process by which a person's attitudes or behavior are, without duress, influenced by communications from other people

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What is social psychology and its three components?

IT IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HOW WE THINK ABOUT, INFLUENCE, AND RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER and the three components are: Social Influence, Social Cognition (thinking) Social Interaction (relations)