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Chp 10, 14
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/07/2011

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Term
Leading cause of death in early 20th century
Definition
Infections and Diseases
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Today's cause of death
Definition
personal habits and life styles
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How many visits to the family doctors are stress related?
Definition
2\3
Term
General Adaption Syndrome
Definition
Typical responses to a stressful situation that include the alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages
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Alarm
Definition
fight, fright, flight
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resistance
Definition
heighten ability to deal with stressor in front of you but decreases ability to deal with new stressor
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Exhaustion
Definition
the point at which the body reaches its limits
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Eustress
Definition
Good stress, that moderates
Term
Psychoneuroimmunology
Definition
study of the effects of psychology and physiology of immune system functions
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Pennebaker
Definition
studied major life events and stress. Write about event-followed subject for a year, and found higher immune system from talking about event
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Type A Behavior
Definition
behavioral and personality characteristics that include competitiveness, aggressive achievement drive, and inability to relax.
Term
Aggressiveness achievement drive
Definition
Hostility and Cynicism
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Stress in the Work Place
Definition
Jobs with high degree of responsibility and low degree of control over time and resources and high levels of stress
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Hardiness
Definition
Ability to deal with staff and still be strong. Helps manage stress: Committed. Sense of control, Attitude
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A Pessimist
Definition
A Pessimist at age 25 is related to poor health at age 60
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Progressive relaxation
Definition
Series of exercises consisting of alternately tightening and relaxing major muscle groups
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Positive Psychology
Definition
A movement within the field of psychology that stresses healthy psychological functioning, positive emotions, and resilient coping.
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sex
Definition
The biological characteristics (anatomy, genitals anatomical, hormonal, and genetic)
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Gender
Definition
Social and psychological with bein male or female label issue
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Girl in blue sets of clothes are treated differently when dressed in pink labels boy and girls does change how we interact with them
Definition
Term
Intersex
Definition
Medical term for people born with female and male characteristic (Not about attraction physically there is something different)
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Hermaphrodite
Definition
Person with both ovum and testical tissue
(xxyy on 23rd pair)
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Pseudo hermaphrodite
Definition
A person who has usually chromosomes, but have external genitalia that doesn't match)
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Adrenogenial Syndrome
Definition
Genetic female with male like genitals due to exposure to male sex hormones
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome
Definition
Fetal boy who doesn't react to androgen
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Genial
Definition
Genitals
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Homosexuality
Definition
No clear info it's not genetic
Some about horamonal (When child is in the room)
Nothing Conclusive
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Cognitive Developmental Theory
Definition
Environmental influence
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1994 study done "Sex in America" Chicago University National Opinion poll
Definition
It showed 83% of Americans only had sex with their partner in the past year
Term
Gay Population
Definition
2.8% and 1.4% of women of men say they are gay
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Male homos have higher income than Girl homos
Definition
Term
Estrus
Definition
limited time a female animal is open to sexual advantages (Dog in heat!)
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Master and Johnson
Definition
Sexual response cycle
Term
sexual response cycle
Definition
1) excitement-heart rate, blood pressure rises
2) Plateau-phase one increases
3) Orgasm-Breathing increasing further
4) resolution-pyschiological change decline
Men experience 5th part->Refactory Period, time after sexual resolution. Men are less responsive to stimulation.
Term
Touch Magnified
Definition
Hearing and Vision are deminished
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When do men think about sex the most?
Definition
17-18
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Women reach their sexual peak
Definition
30-40 years old
Term
What percentage of STI is among young adults under the age of 25
Definition
50%
Term
how many sexually transmitted infections are there?
Definition
32-70
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HPV (Human Papilona Virus)
Definition
Vaccination-Only get it from sexual activity
Term
Vulnerability to STDs
Definition
1) Age-> (sexually active 15 year olds have a 1\8 chance of getting of PVI while an older woman has a 1\86 chance)
2) Sex (Women more than men-because it's internally, while men are external)
3) Number of partners (Immunity breaks down)
4) Alcohol-don't know the corrolation
Term
Corpus Colosseum
Definition
Woman have larger ones (It's the connective tissue between the right and left hemisphere of the brains)
Term
Sexual harrassment
Definition
unwelcomed sexual advantages
Term
Nature
Definition
Heredity\Genetics
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Nuture
Definition
environment surroundings
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Longitudinal
Definition
Long term research (Better results) Time consuming
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Cross Sectional
Definition
different people from different ages\faster\not as accurate
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Males are more acceptable to
Definition
SEX-link traits because the Y has less genes

xx female, Info. missing in Y
Term
Sperm+ovum=
Definition
zygoat
Term
xx
Definition
female
Term
xy
Definition
male
Term
Sex Chromosomes
Definition
23rd Pair
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Tetratogen
Definition
Causes possible birth defects
1) What is it?
2) How much
3) When
4) Wildcard
Term
Newborns Infants
Definition
Don't feel pain as much
Infant has higher threshold on pain
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Newborn Smell
Definition
Infants always go for legit breast milk
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Infant Taste
Definition
They don't taste salt because embryonic fluid is salty, and that's what babies breath-Taste buds renew.
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Sensory Abilities
Definition
Pretty well formed at birth, not completely
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Vision
Definition
Not well developed at birth
6month-1 year
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Infants vision
Definition
8-10inches from the face of the infant is their best site
Term
Maturation
Definition
Biological unfolding of genetic plan
(In your genes are the plans that will influence the rest of your life)
Term
Erik Erikson
Definition
Theory teaches children goes through different development levels and goes through different crisis
(Crisis=task)
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Basic Trust vs. Basic Instinct
Definition
erik's 1st psychological crisis-> birth-1.5 years, Can you learn trust. Very difficult, but possible
Term
Autonomy
Definition
Erik's 2nd Crisis: Sense of self (seeing they are a person) [1.5-3 years]
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Attachment
Definition
Area of Continual Research
(Intense recollection of relationships formed by 2 people, usually child and adult)
Term
The Father's role
Definition
Rough Housin!
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Temperment
Definition
How does a child behave?
Term
1st->Easy Newborn
Definition
Adapts
Term
2nd->Slow to Warm up
Definition
Put in a new situation-> takes a while to adapt
Term
3rd-> Intense
Definition
Have frequent intense adaptions
Term
Securely Attached
Definition
When Aimsworth studied attachment behaviors, how did she see babies act in the situation?
Securely->
Babies explore the environment when mom is there
Unsecured attached
Anxious when parents are around
ex)Mom hugs kid, and he pushes away
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Pigets 1st stage of cognitive development
Definition
Birth-2years
Children learn about their environment through sensory and motor activities
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Object Permanence
Definition
Most kids don't have.
Out of sight and out of mind (Someone who hides a toy behind their back and the kid thinks it's gone)
Term
The Preoderational stage
Definition
2-3 years
Pigets 2nd stage
Child beginsto think about objects that are not physically present
Term
Pigets
Definition
Depends on Biological maturation and appropriate environmental stimulation
Term
Schemans
Definition
existing thought patterns or tools
Term
egocentrism
Definition
Inability to see a situation or event from another person
SELF FOCUS
Term
Preconentional level
Definition
If they get caught or rewarded
ex) mom makes cookies-> child eat cookies depending if they get caught
Age 4-10
Term
Conventional Role conformity
Definition
10-13, makes decisions based on rules
Term
Post conventional level
Definition
Making decisions on own internalization. Based on who they are.
Term
Puberty
Definition
Girls reach it 2 years before boys, at 8-14years
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Primary Sex Characteristics
Definition
Directly related to reproduction
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2nd Sex Chor
Definition
Changes during Pubery
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Most troubles are for
Definition
early females late males!!!
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Identity vs. Identity Confusion
Definition
Who am I? To achieve Identity 2 things must happen
Crisis and commitment
Term
Foreclosure
Definition
A commitment but no crisis
Term
Early Adulthood
Definition
Cognitive and Intellectual changes
Good health, lots of 1sts, physical strengths changed in intellectual strength
Term
Fluid Intelligence
Definition
Involves ability to see new relationships
Term
Crystallized intelligence
Definition
Ability to retrieve and use info that has been learned and stored
Term
Erik's 6th crisis
Definition
Intimacy vs. isolation-Young adults faces the task of establishing a strong commitment to others
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Authoritarian rule
Definition
Rule by punishment\Obedience most important
Term
Authoritative
Definition
See themselves as leader. use discipline more than punishment. Choice with limits
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Permissive
Definition
Choice, too involved in own life. Dont want to stifle child's activity
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Middle adulthood
Definition
40-65
Term
Menopause
Definition
Cease in menstrual cycle
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Osteoporosis
Definition
Bones become thinner
Term
Genetivity
Definition
Giving to the next generation
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Stagnation
Definition
Focus on Self
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Empty nest syndrome
Definition
Period of adjustment for parents after all children leave the home
Term
Late Adulthood
Definition
65 till death, Health declines, more health problems
Term
dementia
Definition
General intellectual decline associated with old age. Caused by meds or blood clots
Term
Alzhiemer's
Definition
Brain disorder that results in progressive loss of intelligence and awareness
Term
Integrity Vs. Despair
Definition
Integrity-Enjoyed Life
Despair-Wishing things were different
Term
Kubler-Ross
Definition
Most indepth study looking @ terminally ill.
Over 200 cases
DABDA!
Term
DABDA
Definition
Denile
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Term
Hospice
Definition
Is good!
Helped people through dying process!
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