Psych Disorders
Combination of biological, psychological, and social
Biopsychosocial
physical and emotional responses to stress
stress reactions
understand individuals by breaking down behavior patterns into observable traits
trait theory
overstimulation of the senses
sensory overload
What are the 6 principles of liking?
receiprocity
liking
scarcity
social proof/consensus
authority
commitment
the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and cured through treatment in a hospital
medical model
what are the 3 categories of stressors?
Catastrophes
Significant Life Changes
Daily Hassles/Social Stress
the part of the personality that represents internalized ideas and provides standards for judgement
Superego
3 basic steps to all sensory processes
receive>transform>deliver
What are the 3rd and 4th stages of the scientific method?
analysis & experimentation
Sarah has been experiencing severe depression, inability to concentrate, and loss of interest in normal activities for about 18 days. What diagnosis would you give her?
Major Depressive Disorder
Produces deep relaxation throughout the body by tightening all muscles in an area and then relaxing them
progressive relaxation
Abraham Maslow believed that once self-esteem is achieved and made stable, individuals begin to seek their full potential and purpose in life arises. This is know as ________.
Self actualization
the reduction or disappearance of sensory responsiveness when stimulation is unchanging or repetitious.
adaptation
classical and operant conditioning are forms of _________ _________.
associative learning
What are two questions that help us learn whether behavior is normal or abnormal?
Is the behavior considered strange within the person’s own culture?
Does the behavior cause personal distress?
Is the behavior maladaptive?
Is the person a danger to self or others?
Is the person legally responsible for his or her act?
the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes work together to affect the immune system and resulting health (spelling counts)
Psychoneuroimmunology
List all of the Big 5 personality traits
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Perception
Hue
Brightness
Saturation
The response after a rest period of an extinguished conditioned response.
spontaneous recovery
Name 5 areas of work in clinical psychology
Therapy/Intervention
Diagnosis/Assessment
Clinical Supervision
Teaching
Research
Consultation
Administration
Name 3/5 of the ego defense mechanisms defined by Freud
Denial
Repression
Reaction Formation
Projection
Rationalization
What are the 3 features/components of reciprocal determinism?
enviornment
behavior
Name all 7 parts of the eye that we discussed
cornea
lens
iris
pupil
retina
rods
cones
Name each school of thought discussed in class and at least one psychologist who belonged to that school of thought. (Excluding Gestalt)
Structuralism- Edward Titchener
Functionalism- William James
Psychoanalysis- Freud
Behaviorism- Skinner, Watson, Pavlov
Humanistic- Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow