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Test 5
Test 5
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/25/2009

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Term
Id
Definition
-ruled by pleasure principle
-present at birth
-immune to logic, values, morality, social norms
Term
Frued's division of personality
Definition
1.Conscious-ego
2.Preconscious-super ego right below
3.Unconscious-id
Term
Ego
Definition
-organized, ration, planning
-mediator of Id &restrictions of external world
-rules by reality principle
Term
Super ego
Definition
internal judge-parental & societal values
-evaluates acceptability of behavior & thoughts, praises or adminishes
Term
reciprocal determinism
Definition
-personality results from interation of behavioral, cognitive, & env. factors
Term
self efficiency
Definition
-critical aspect of personality
-degree to which we are convinced of out own capabilities
-childhood to death
Term
Humanistic perspective
Definition
-emphasizes human potential, self-awareness, & free will
-sees ppl as being innately good and focuses on health personality
-perception of oneself is critical
Term
self concept
Definition
-perception and beliefs you have about yourself
-innacuracy may lead to maladjustment
Term
(Rogers)Ideal self vs Real self
Definition
-ppl get alienated from their genuine feelings to conform to expectations
-some despise who they are in favor of who an idealized image of who they are "supposed to be"
Term
unconditional positive regard
Definition
critical to:
dev. self concept
-self actualization
-ability to cope w/ stress
-as children dev. self awareness, need for positive regard increases
Term
coditional positive regard
Definition
-given when person is doing what providers of regard wish
Term
surface trait
Definition
aspects of personality that can be seen by others in outward action
Term
surface traits
Definition
more basic traits that underlue the surface traits, forming the core of personality
Term
5 factors model
Definition
extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscienceness, openness to experience
-genetic and cross cultural research support model
Term
projective test
Definition
presents amiguois visual stimuli to client and ask the client to respond w/ w/e comes mind
-Rorchack
-TAT
Term
diresct observation
Definition
pro. observes client in ordinary behavior in either clinical or natural setting
Term
rating scale
Definition
a numerical rating is assigned to a specific behavior that is listed in the scale
Term
frequency count
Definition
frequency of particular behavior
Term
personality inventory
Definition
paper&pencil or comp. test that consists of statements that requie a specific, standardized response from tester
Term
character
Definition
value judgments of a person's moral & ethical behavior
Term
bio. model
Definition
-explains behavior as a cause of bio. changes in the chemical, structural, or genetic, systems in body
Term
psychological model
Definition
-unconscience conflict(psychodynamic)
-learned(behavior)
illogical thinking(cognitive)
Term
psychosocial
Definition
-problems in the physical surroundings of the person that may have an impact on the diagnosis, treatment, and outcome
Term
generalized anxiety disorder
Definition
-person has feeling of dread and impending doom
Term
panic disorder
Definition
-frequent and unexpected panic attacks
-can be secer and frightening-sweating, trembling, increased heart rate, hyperventalation
Term
major depression
Definition
extreme & persistent feeling of hopelessness
-symptoms:abnormal sleep, fatigue, anxiety, withdrawal from others, aches, ect
-may be due to heredity, learned helplessness, illogical thinking
-Men 1 in 8
-Woman 1 in 4
Term
antisocial personality
Definition
-permissive pattern of disregarding and violationg rights of others
-lying, stealing, manipulating, or harming others
Term
dysthymia
Definition
-moderate depression that lasts two years or more
-typically reaction to external stressor
Term
borderline personality
Definition
-instability of interpersonal relationships and emotions
-high level of impulsitivity & self destructiveness
-sense of self is unstable
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
positive:
-delusions and hallucinations
negative:
-deficits in normal fuctioning
-flat affect:dramatic reduction in emootional responsiveness & facial expressions
causes:
-biochemical imbalance
-brain structure abnormality
-stress-vulnerability
Term
psychopathology
Definition
study of abnormal behavior
Term
maladaptive
Definition
behavior;person finds it hard to cope with stress of everyday life
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