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Chapter 1 Key Terms and Definitions
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/15/2012

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Anal Stage
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Psycohanalytic T.: anus is primary erogenous zone, 2nd stage (2yr old)
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Analytical Psychology
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C. Young: psychoanalytic T. variation focusing on less-biological drives and more human drives
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Behaviorism
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J. Watson: School of psych. focusing on observable behavior
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Cathartic Method
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Therapeutic procedure in which patients recall earlier emotional trauma to re-experience emotions (Freud & Breuer)
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Collective Unconscious
Definition
Jung: every person carries wisdom, strivings and ideas of predecessors
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Conditioned Response (CR)
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Response evoked by CS via classical conditioning
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Conditioned Stimulus
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Previously neutral stimulus associated with an unconditioned stimulus via classical conditioning
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Demonology
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Idea that abnormal behavior is caused by evil spirits
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Ego
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Psychoanalytic T.: conscious part of personality responsible for dealing with reality
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
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Produces convulsions with electric shocks to brain, useful for dealing with profound depression
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Free Association
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Key psychoanalytic procedure. Subject gives FREE reign to thought or feelings to reveal repressed material
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General Paresis
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Bacterial infection of Cent. Nerv. Sys. destroying brain tissue resulting in various psychotic and physical abnormalities
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Genital Stage
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Psycohanalytic T.: Heterosexual interests predominate, 4th and final stage (adulthood)
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Harmful Dysfunction
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Definition of any mental disorder that contains: value judgement (harmful) and an objective scientific component (dysfunction)
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Harmful Dysfunction
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Definition of any mental disorder that contains: value judgement (harmful) and an objective scientific component (dysfunction)
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Id
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Psychan. T.: part of personality present at birth, biological urges to satisfy gratification
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Individual Psychology
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A. Adler: variation of Psych. An. T. focused on people striving for self betterment
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Latency Period
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Psych An. T.: Age 6-12 when Id plays minor role in motivation
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Law of Effect
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Principle of learning: Behavior is acquired by the virtue of its consequences
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Modeling
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Learning by observing and imitating behavior, or demonstrating behavior for others
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Moral Treatment
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Therapeutic regimen during French Revolution: mentally ill are released and treated civilly
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Operant Conditioning
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Gaining or eliminating a response because of the environmental possibilities of reinforcement and punishment.
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Oral Stage
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Psych. An. T.: mouth is main erogenous zone, first stage (birth-2yo)
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Phallic Stage
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Psych An. T.: Maximal gratification attained from genital stimulation. 3rd stage (age 3-6)
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Psychotherapy
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Primarily verbal means of helping troubled individuals change their personality to achieve better life satisfaction
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Rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)
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A. Ellis: Cognitive reconstructing behavior therapy, claims most disordered behavior is rooted in unrealistic demands and goals
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Superego
Definition
part of personality that acts on conscience and reflects societies learned moral standards
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