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Psych exam 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/30/2009

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id
Definition
operates on pleasure principle-seeks immediate gratification. Has reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that strives to satisfy basic drives. Present at birth, contains sexual and aggressive energy. Strongest part, unaware of others. Irrational, driven by pleasure.
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ego
Definition
operates on reality principle-seeks to gratify id’s impulses in realistic ways-contains partly conscious perceptions, thoughts, judgments and memories. Develops at 6 months. Becomes aware, need for communication, understand bodily boundaries, self-interested.
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superego
Definition
voice of conscience that forces ego to consider ideal as well as real. Strives for perfection. Ego struggles to reconcile id and superego. Develops at 3-5 years, conscience, internalize rules. Sees person as battleground—good and evil struggling against each other; original sin.
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Personality defense mechanisms
Definition
Repression, regression, reaction formation, projection, rationalization, displacement
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Mania
Definition
behavior changes drastically in a manic episode. Not sleeping, inflated mood, fast speech, unusual behavior.
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Bipolar Disorder 2
Definition
more severe. Mania is not severe in bipolar 2
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Cyclothymia
Definition
milder symptoms of depressionfor months or years. Not much time with a normal
mood.
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Unipolar Disorders
Definition
no mania, just depression. Two types:
1. Major depression: episodic
2. Disthymia: low-grade depression most of the time.
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Neuroscience
Definition
An attempt to understand brain function and how brain processes relate to various behaviors
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Factor Analysis
Definition
Identifying clusters of test results
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person-situation controversy
Definition
looking for genuine personality traits that exist across time and situations
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reciprocal determinism
Definition
interacting with our environment
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Locus of Control
Definition
belief that external/internal forces control destiny
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neurotic disorders
Definition
milder than psychotic, person can still function normally
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psychotic disorders
Definition
severe, debilitating, irrational
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anxiety disorders
Definition
distressing, persistent anxiety
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generalized anxiety disorder
Definition
person is unexplainably and continually tense and uneasy
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panic disorders
Definition
sudden episodes of intense dread
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phobias
Definition
irrationally afraid of an object or situation
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OCD
Definition
person troubled by repetitive thoughts/actions
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Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
prolonged hopelessness and lethargy rebounding to normality
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Bipolar Disorder
Definition
alternating between depression and mania. Often a response to past and current loss
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Thomas Hobbes' view of humans
Definition
man is a beast that must be tamed by the state. social contract theory
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freud's view on hobbes: internalization
Definition
each person/generation must be tamed anew
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