People
Who is the famous psychologist with extremely outdated, weird theories (hint: psychosexual theory)
Sigmund Freud
How long does it take for a baby to lift its head up after birth?
one month
Active sleep is AKA...
REM sleep
Name ONE symptom of SCHIZOPHRENIA
hallucinations, delusions, emotion disorientation, etc
Name Freud's 3 structures of personality
ID, EGO, SUPEREGO
Who was the most famous behavior psychologist & developed the theory of operant conditioning?
BF Skinner
How long does it typically take for a baby to crawl?
10 months
Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Obsession: repetitive THOUGHTS
Compulsion: repetitive ACTIONS
What general technique do people use to defend against anxiety by distorting reality?
DEFENSE MECHANISMS
Who was the guy that got impaled by a pole, with the result being his behavior becoming extremely abnormal?
Phineas Gage
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Define the electra complex
girls desire father, father is giving mom attention, she does the next best thing and takes on traits of mother. (freud...)
Name 3 stimulant drugs
Caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine
DAILY DOUBLE!!! What neurotransmitters are associated with depression?
Norepinephrine and serotonin
Name general symptoms and behaviors of someone labeled as "Type A"
competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people
Who created the 5 stages of grief?
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
At what age is our earliest conscious memory?
3.5 years old
How much of your life do you spend sleeping?
1/3 of your life
What percent of people suffer from hoarding disorder?
6%
Define HUMANISM
stresses human potential growth, creativity, and spontaneity
what frenchmen in the 18th century advocated that mentally unstable people were "sick" people?
Philipe Pinel
When a baby becomes used to something and thus bored, s/he looks away; this is called:
habituation
DAILY DOUBLE!!! name another word for REM sleep
paradoxical sleep
Define "Psychogenic Amnesia"
loss of memory resulting from repression of psychological, emotional trauma or damage. "loss of identity", NOT KNOWING WHO YOU ARE
what is the most commonly used personality test?
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory