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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
AP Psych
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Psychology
12th Grade
01/15/2013

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Aggression
Definition
Any behavior that is intended to hurt someone, either physically or verbally.
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Alcohol
Definition
A variety of beverages containing ethyl alcohol.
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Anterograde amnesia
Definition
Loss of memories for events that occur after a head injury.
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Approach-approach conflict
Definition
A conflict situation in which a choice must be made between two attractive goals.
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Approach-avoidance conflict
Definition
A conflict situation in which a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects.
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Attention
Definition
Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events.
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Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
Definition
The system of nerves that connect to the heart, blood vessels, smooth muscles, and glands.
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Avoidance-avoidance conflict
Definition
A conflict situation in which a choice must be made between two unattractive goals.
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Behavior
Definition
Any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism.
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Biopsychosocial model
Definition
A model of illness that holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
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Burnout
Definition
Physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that is attributable to work-related stress.
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Catastrophic thinking
Definition
Unrealistically pessimistic appraisals of stress that exaggerate the magnitude of one's problems.
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Catharsis
Definition
The release of emotional tension.
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Conflict
Definition
A state that occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression.
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Constructive coping
Definition
Relatively healthful efforts that people make to deal with stressful events.
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Coping
Definition
Active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress.
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Defense mechanisms
Definition
Largely unconscious reactions that protect a person from unpleasant emotions such as anxiety
and guilt.
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Displacement
Definition
Diverting emotional feelings (usually anger) from their original source to a substitute target.
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Endocrine system
Definition
A group of glands that secrete chemicals into the bloodstream that help control bodily functioning.
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For-or-flight response
Definition
A physiological reaction to threat in which the autonomic nervous system mobilizes the organism
for attacking (fight) or fleeing (flight) an enemy.
Term
Frustration
Definition
The feeling that people experience in any situation in which their pursuit of some goal is thwarted.
Term
General adaptation syndrome
Definition
Selye's model of the body's stress response, consisting of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
Term
Internet addiction
Definition
Spending an inordinate amount of time on the Internet and being unable to control online use.
Term
Learned helplessness
Definition
Passive behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events.
Term
Life changes
Definition
Any noticeable alterations in one's living circumstances that require readjustment.
Term
Meditation
Definition
A family of mental exercises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a nonanalytical way.
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Optimism
Definition
A general tendency to expect good outcomes.
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Parasympathetic division
Definition
The branch of the autonomic nervous system that generally conserves bodily resources.
Term
Pituitary gland
Definition
The “master gland“ of the endocrine system; it releases a great variety of hormones that fan out through the body, stimulating actions in the other endocrine glands.
Term
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Definition
Disturbed behavior that is attributed to a major stressful event but that emerges after the stress is
over.
Term
Pressure
Definition
Expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way.
Term
Prevalence
Definition
The percentage of a population that exhibits a disorder during a specified time period.
Term
Psychosomatic Diseases
Definition
Physical ailments with a genuine organic basis that are caused in part by psychological factors,
especially emotional distress.
Term
Rational-emotive theory
Definition
An approach to therapy that focuses on altering clients' patterns of irrational thinking to reduce
maladaptive emotions and behavior.
Term
Retrograde amnesia
Definition
Loss of memories for events that occurred prior to a head injury.
Term
Sample
Definition
The collection of subjects selected for observation in an empirical study.
Term
Social support
Definition
Various types of aid and succor provided by members of one's social networks.
Term
Statistical significance
Definition
The condition that exists when the probability that the observed findings are due to chance is very
low.
Term
Stress
Definition
Any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one's well-being and that thereby tax one's coping abilities.
Term
Sympathetic division
Definition
The branch of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes the body's resources for
emergencies.
Term
Type A personality
Definition
Personality characterized by (1) a strong competitive orientation, (2) impatience and time
urgency, and (3) anger and hostility.
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Type B personality
Definition
Personality characterized by relatively relaxed, patient, easygoing, amicable behavior.
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