PSY 1001 Exam 4 Review

Flashcards for exam review based on lecture notes.

Social Psychology

Focuses on behavior being influenced by others.

Social Psychologist

Interested in how teens influence each other.

Relationship Formation

You are more likely to form a relationship with someone who lives next door to you and you see most days.

Instrumental Aggression

Aggression that is intentional and planned.

Alfred Kinsey

The first sex researcher.

DSM

Tool used for the diagnosis of a mental illness.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Constant worrying about work, health, and family, even when there’s no reason to, and these worries feel uncontrollable.

Panic Attack

Feeling overwhelmed while taking an exam, and thinking one is having a heart attack.

PTSD Timing

PTSD does not occur within a few days of a traumatic event, it takes longer.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Constantly seeking praise, believing they are superior to others, and lacking empathy; getting angry when criticized and often exploiting friends for personal gain.

Major Depressive Disorder

Feeling sad, hopeless, and empty most of the day, nearly every day for the past month. Losing interest in hobbies, struggling to eat and sleep, feeling worthless, and having trouble concentrating.

Psychoanalytic Model

The model in which psychological disorders are outcomes of unconscious internal conflicts.

Phobias

Not a mood disorder.

Bipolar Disorder Components

Consists of depression and mania.

Stress

An environmental demand that creates tensions or threat and requires change/adaptation.

Stress

Stress is not inherently bad.

Pressure

Doing an assignment that is due at 11:59, feeling that one must speed up with their work as the deadline is approaching.

Compromise

Compromise is NOT when an individual avoids a situation when other options are not practical.

Defense Mechanism

Repression is a type of defense mechanism.

Sources of Stressful Events

Pressure, hassles, and change.

Eustress

Feeling excited and a little nervous before giving a big presentation at work. The pressure motivates to prepare well and perform her best. Afterward, feeling proud and accomplished.

Social Readjustment Rating Scale

Used to measure life changes.

Prejudice

Believing that people from a certain neighborhood are lazy and untrustworthy, even though one’s never met anyone from there; avoiding interacting with them based on this unfair, negative belief.

Stereotypes

Assuming that all elderly people are bad with technology, even though many older adults are tech-savvy and use smartphones and social media regularly.

Prosocial Behavior

Seeing someone fall over on their bike while out hiking, rushing over to help them and make sure they are okay.

Stress on the Immune System

Stress can negatively affect the immune system.

Components of Happiness

Good company, pleasant life, good life, and meaningful life EXCEPT good company.

Psychoanalysis

Free association is used under this therapeutic model.

Flooding

Removal of a phobia quickly using this technique.

Client-Centered Therapy

Unconditional positive regard is used in this therapeutic model.

Lithium

Best drug for treating bipolar disorder.

Relapse Rate

40-60% of individuals relapse (returning to the abuse of drugs/alcohol) after a period of improvement.

Psychological Disorders and Culture

Psychological disorders are NOT classified as the same in all cultures.