Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Psych exam unit 4
psychology
65
Psychology
Undergraduate 2
11/29/2017

Additional Psychology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Psychological needs or desires that energize or direct behavior
Definition
Motivation
Term
Innate, unlearned biological pattern of behavior that is assumed to be universal throughout a species
Definition
Instincts
Term
Something in the environment that turns on a fixed pattern of behavior
Definition
Sign stimulus
Term
A psychological need creates a drive that motivates organisms to seek and satisfy the need
Definition
Drive-reduction theory
Term

Equilibrium 

(maintaining a balanced or constant state)

Definition
Homeostasis
Term
Performance is best under conditions of moderate arousal rather than low or high arousal
Definition
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Term
Learning to perform a task so well that it becomes automatic
Definition
Overlearning
Term

Physiological needs

safety

love and belongingness

esteem

sef-actualization

Definition
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Term

Competence- able to bring about desired outcomes

relatedness- need to engage in warm relations with others

autonomy- the sense that we are in control of our own life

Definition
self determination theory
Term
People are motivated by internal goals
Definition
Intrinsic motivation
Term
People are motivated by external goals
Definition
Extrinsic motivation
Term
Conscious evaluative reaction to some event
Definition
Emotion
Term
Feeling state, not clearly linked to some event
Definition
Mood
Term
Automatic response; good-bad dimension
Definition
Affect
Term
hypothesis that people judge something as good or bad by asking themselves "how do I feel about it?"
Definition
Affect-as-information hypothesis
Term
people are fairly accurate at predicting which emotions they would feel but overestimate how long they would feel that way
Definition
Affective forecasting
Term

Primary emotions combine to form secondary emotions

Ex: "alarm"=fear+surprise

Definition
How are primary and secondary emotions correlated?
Term
unpleasant moral emotion associated with a specific instance in which one has acted badly or wrongly
Definition
Guilt
Term
moral emotion that, like guilt, involves feeling bad but, unlike guilt, spreads to the whole person
Definition
Shame
Term

How and when to display emotion

 

factors:

cultural differences

power differences

gender differences

Definition
Display rules and factors that shape them
Term
People mistake what is causing them to feel aroused
Definition
Misattribution of arousal
Term
Why was the two-factor (Shacter-Singer) theory of emotion correct compared to the other two?
Definition
It identifies two factors: stimulus and emotion
Term
Scientific study of mental and psychological disorders
Definition
Psychopathology
Term

 

Distress

Dysfunction/impairment

Statistical deviance

Definition
Steps to tell whether a behavior is psychologically disordered
Term

Biological approach- organic, internal causes

Psychological approach-experiences, thoughts, emotions

Sociocultural approach- social context in which person lives

Definition
Term
Disorder onset results from a combination of one's biological predisposition+stressful life events
Definition
Diathesis-stress model
Term

deficits in social communication

restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior

present in early development

Definition
Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Term

Persistent anxiety for at least six months, and in which the individual is unable to specify the reasons for the anxiety

 

(disorder)

Definition
Generalized anxiety disorder
Term

Recurrent, sudden onsets of intense terror, often without warning and with no specific cause 

 

(disorder)

Definition
Panic disorder
Term

Irrational, overwhelming, persistent fear of a particular object or situation

 

(disorder)

Definition
Specific phobia
Term

An intense fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in social situations

 

(disorder)

Definition
Social anxiety disorder
Term

Recurrent and persistent distress-causing thoughts

 

repetitive behaviors driven by obsession

 

(Disorder)

Definition
OCD
Term

Exposure to a traumatic event that has overwhelmed the person's ability to cope

 

re-experiences trauma through triggers

(disorder)

Definition
PTSD
Term

Depressive episodes

Major changes in sleep patterns, weight level, and a loss of interest in pleasurable activities

 

(disorder)

Definition
Major depressive disorder
Term

Learned helplessness

depressogenic attributions

Definition
Explanation for major depressive disorder
Term

Alternating between depression and mania

Manic episodes

goes between depression and euphoria

Definition
Bipolar disorder
Term

Global

stable

internal

Definition
Types of depressogenic attributions
Term

Extreme memory loss that stems from extensive psychological stress

 

(disorder)

Definition

Dissociative amnesia

 

Term
Having two or more distinct personalities or identities
Definition
Dissociative identity disorder
Term

Severe disorder of thought and emotion associated with a loss of contact with reality

Delusions

Hallucinations

 

Definition
Schizophrenia
Term
A nonmedical process that helps individuals with psychological disorders recognize and overcome their problems
Definition
Psychotherapy
Term

Causes of abnormal behaviors stem from traumatic or adverse childhood experiences

 

Analyzes avoided thoughts and feelings, wishes and fantasies, and significant past events

 

(therapy)

Definition
Psychodynamic therapy
Term

Therapy that shares and emphasis on 

development of human potential

belief that human nature is basically positive

Stresses importance of assuming responsibility for our lives and living in the present

Definition
Humanistic therapy
Term

Nondirective self-exploration

Warm, supportive atmosphere

unconditional positive regard, recognizes value of client

empathy

genuineness

 

(therapy)

Definition
Client-centered therapy
Term

Maladaptive behaviors must be directly confronted

merely increasing self-awareness is not enough

(therapy)

Definition
Behavior therapies
Term
Carefully controlled, gradual exposure to anxiety-provoking stimuli
Definition

Systematic desensitization 

 

Term
Creating an aversive response where the absence of one is causing problems
Definition
Aversive conditioning
Term
exposing the patient directly to their worst fears
Definition
Flooding
Term

Our cognitive assessment of events is often the source of our distress (thoughts)

 

(therapy)

Definition
Cognitive therapies
Term

Irrational and self-deflating beliefs

eliminate these beliefs through rational examination

directive, persuasive, confrontational 

(therapy)

Definition
Ellis' rational-emotive therapy
Term

Illogical automatic negative thoughts

identify and challenge automatic thoughts

reflective, open-ended dialogue, less directive

 

(therapy)

Definition
Beck's cognitive therapy
Term

Explores problematic patterns of both thinking and behaving

purges irrational negative thinking

behave in mood-incongruent ways

 

(therapy)

Definition
Cognitive behavior therapy
Term

Drug therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy

Psychosurgery

 

What type of therapies are these?

Definition
Biological therapies
Term

Group therapies

Family and couples therapies

strategic family interventions

structural family therapy

 

What kind of therapy are these?

Definition
Sociocultural therapies
Term

Therapy designed to remove barriers to effective communication

 

 

Definition
Strategic family interventions
Term
Has therapist immerse themselves in the family to make changes
Definition
Structural family therapy
Term

Hope for demoralized people

New perspective

A healthy relationship

Definition
Benefits of psychotherapy
Term

A psychological state that deems acts as immoral or wrong

motivates punishment toward the guilty individual

can be turned off and on

Definition
Morality
Term
When it comes to morality, people don't use moral _____ but moral _______
Definition
reasoning, rationalization
Term
unpleasant moral emotion associated with a specific instance in which one has acted badly or wrongly
Definition
Guilt
Term
Two major emotions regarding morality
Definition
Disgust and Guilt
Term
Past moral behavior makes people more likely to do potentially immoral things without worrying about feeling or appearing immoral
Definition
Moral licensing
Term

Reframes immoral behavior as not a transgression

 

Definition
Moral credentialing
Term
Good deeds establish that one has the right to do bad deeds
Definition
Moral credits
Term

Harm 

Fairness

Liberty

Group Loyalty

Authority

Purity

Definition
6 spheres of morality
Supporting users have an ad free experience!