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Psychology Exam 3
Psychology 101: Development:Emotions:Sexuality and Gender:Personality:
Term | Describe | Origin |
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Stages or Continutity | abrupt changes development and brain process are often related to enviormental circumstances | A long standing debate leading into the discovery of the critical period |
Hereditary and Environmental Factors | A debate because of the balance of nature and future to the brain | A debate in psychology on the balance between nature and nurture |
Stability and Change | Some report personality traits can be identified early in life other report that personality changes as a result to relationships | A long standing debate in psychology on personalilty |
Sensorimotor | Child uses sensory capabilities and motor activities to learn about the world; develops object permanence. | Piaget's first stage of cognitive development from birth to 2 years of age |
Preoperational | Child uses symbolic thinking to explore and understand the world; display magical thinking and egocentrism. | Piaget's second stage of cognitive development between the ages of 2 through 7 |
Concrete operational | Child understand operations and thinks more logically in reference to concrete objects and circumstances. | Piaget's third stage of development between 7 to 11 years old |
Formal operational | Child is now able to think logically and systematically and is capable of hypothetical thinking. | Piaget's fourth and final stage of cognitive development between the ages of 7-11 |
Trust vs Mistrust birth-1 year | Trusts others, has faith in others | Mistrusts others, expects the worst of people |
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt 1-3 yrs old | learn to be autonomous and independent | learns to feel shame and doubt when freedom to explore is restricted |
Initiative vs guilt 3-6 yrs old | becomes more responsible, shows the ability to follow through | develops guilt and anxiety when unable to handle resonsibllities |
ego identity vs role confusion puberty to twenties | tries out roles and emerges with a strong sense of values, beliefs, and goals | lacks a solid identity, experiences withdrawal, isolation, or continued role confusion |
intimacy vs isolation twenties to forties | creates meaningful, deep relationships | lives in isolation |
Generality vs stagnation forties to mid sixties | makes a positive impact on the next generation through parenting, community involvement, or work that is valuable and significant. | feels regret and dissatisfaction |
Preconventional Reasoning Focuses on the consequences of behaviors, good or bad, and is concerned with avoiding punishment. | Stage 1: Punishment and obedience orientation: Moral behavior is determined by what is punished | Stage 2: Instrumental-relativist orientation Moral behavior is determined by what is received in exchange |
Conventional Reasoning Right and wrong is determined from the expectations of society and important others. | Stage 3: Interpersonal concordance orientation; Moral behavior is determined by approval of others | Stage 4: Law and order orientation; Moral behavior is determined by strict adherence to societal laws |
Postconventional Reasoning Right and wrong are determined by the individual’s beliefs about morality, which sometimes do not coincide wit | Stage 5: Social contact, legalistic orientation; Moral behavior is determined by societal laws, which adapt to meet the needs of society | Stage 6: Universal ethical principle; Moral behavior is guided by universal principles of justice and equality |
Authoritarian Parenting | Parents who insist in rigid boundaries, show little warmth, and expect high control | |
Authoritative Parenting | Parents set high expectations, demonstrate a warm attitude, and are responsive to their children's needs | |
Permissive Parenting | Parents demands little of the child and imposes few limitations | |
Uninvolved Parenting | Parents who seem indifferent to their children. | |
Denial | In the denial stage a person may react to the news with shock and disbelief, perhaps even suggesting that the doctors are wrong. Unable to accept the diagnosis he may seek other medical advice | |
Anger | A dying person may feel anger toward others who are healthy, or toward the doctor who does not have the cure. | |
Bargaining | This stage may involve negotiating with God, doctors, or other powerful figures for the way out | |
Depression | There comes a point when a dying person can no longer ignore the inevitable may be due to symptoms of patients actual illness but it can also result from the overwhelming sense of loss | |
Acceptance | Eventually a person finally accepts the inevitable this stage can deeply impact family and close friends who may need more support then the person that is dying | |
Extrinsic motivation | motivated by the incentive of external reinforces in the enviorment | motivating you to continue that behavior |
Intrinstic Motivation | the drive or urge to continue comes from within | you are motivated because it feels good and bring you satisfaction |
Anorexia Nervosa | self imposed restrictions on calories needed to maintain a healthy weight | |
Bulimia Nervosa | recurrent episodes of binge eating ten purging behaviors to prevent weight gain | |
Binge-Eating Disorder | episodes of excessive food consumption feelings of inability to control her eating that time and experiences psychological effects. | |
Set Realistic Goals | Set goals and expectations that are specific, realistic, and flexible | |
Get regular exercise | Exercising just 30 mins a day 5 times a week can help with weight loss | |
Eat Regularly and track intake | Eat on a set schedule to minimize mindless eating. Eat only when hungry, and write down what aand how much you eat | |
Control Portions | Watch your portions this is the amount you decide to eat | |
Drink Water | eliminate sweetened beverages | |
Join a weight loss support group | social support helps promote healthier coping strategies and accountabillity | |
Physiological | to have balance of bodily systems | the bottom or base level if Mas low's Hierarchy of of Needs |
safey | to feel safe and secure | the second to last in the hierarchy of needs |
love and belongingness | to feel part of the group to have relationships | the third from the bottom |
esteem | to acheive to have self respect and feelings of interdependence | third from the top right above love and belongingness |
self actualization | to strive for one's fullest potential | the sencond from the top |
self transendance | to extend beyond self | the very top peice of the hiararchy of needs |
emotions | an intensely personal experience; | |
mood | longer term emotinal states that are less intense then emotions | |
How are emotions diffrent from moods? | emotions are ususaly quite strong but they dont last as long as mood and they are more likely to hve an indefinate cause an emotion is initiated by a stimulus and is more likely to motivate someone to action | |
Why are polygraphs considered controversal | they can have error rates anywhere between 25-75% | |
How does self determination theory relate to motivation? | humans are born with 3 fundamentl needs that are always driving us in the direction of optimal functoning | |
sex | refers to someone biological status | |
gender | for cultural roles and expectations | |
Industry vs inferiority 6 to puberty | feels sense of accomplishment and increased self esteem | feels inferiority or incompetence, which can later lead to unstable work habits |