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What is psychology?
the scientific study of human behavior and process
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what is pre-conscious?
information that can be easily made conscious
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what is id?
whale-the completely unconscious irrational, illogical impulsive personality.
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projection
the attribution of ones own unacceptable urges or qualities to others
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psychological tests
assess the persons abilities, aptitudes, interests, or personality.
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what is developmental psychology?
the branch of psychology that studies how people change over their lifespan
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what are the three steps of a memory?
1)encoding 2)storage 3)retrieval
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what is pleasure principle
the motive to obtain pleasure and avoid tension
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denial
the failure to recognize the assistance of anxiety provoking information
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projective test
a personality test that involves a persons interpreting an image. ( made by Herman Rorschach)
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what is personality?
an individuals unique patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving
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what is conscious?
information that can easily be made conscious
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reality principle
the capacity to postpone gratification until appropriate time
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regression
retreating to behavior pattern characteristics of an earlier stage of development
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thematic appreciation test (TAT)
a more structured projective test. people are given a series of cards the person is to create a story.
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what of free association?
psychoanalytic technique in which the patient spontaneously reports all thoughts and mental images as they come to mind
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what is ego?
penguin-the rational meditating dimention of personality most in touch with the demands of the external world
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ego defense mechanism
the ego may temporarily reduce anxiety by distorting thoughts or perceptions of reality
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condition positive regard
the sense that the child is valued and loved only when she behaves in a way that is acceptable to others. (conditional love or acceptance)
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DSM-IV-TR
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition, text revision
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what is unconscious?
describes thoughts, feelings, wishes, and drives that are operating below the level of conscious awareness.
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what is super-ego?
seal-the moralistic judgmental perfectionist dimension of personality, formed through social and parental rules.
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repression
unconscious forgetting, anxiety producing thoughts, feelings or impulses. most basic defense mechanism
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unconditional positive regard
being unconditionally loved and valued even if she doesn't conform to the standards and expectations of others (unconditional love or acceptance)
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anxiety disorders
extreme anxiety disrupts everyday activities, moods, and thought processes