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Comm Psyc Final Review
Final Review
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
12/08/2015

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Term
Community psychology can be seen as a somewhat contradictory term since communities are usually built upon _____ whereas the science of psychology is generally built on ______.
Definition
trust ; skepticism
Term
People who are more relaxed, less concerned about accomplishment, and are more content are said to have a _________.
Definition
Type B personality
Term
People who do more with less time and are typically hasty, impulsive and tense are said to have a _______.
Definition
Type A personality
Term
deals with functioning individuals and their families who may be at risk; before the problem happens
Definition
Primary prevention
Term
not really a problem
Definition
secondary prevention
Term
deals with individuals who have been broken down; requires a whole gamut of treatments: psychotherapy, medical, physical, and/or rehab
Definition
Teritary prevention
Term
Those who have a generalized tendency to believe that whatever happens to them is under their own control have:
Definition
an Internal Locus of Control
Term
An excessively internal locus of control may lead to
Definition
  • self-blame
  • guilt
  • shame
Term
Any variable an experimenter manipulates is a/an ________ variable.
Definition
independent
Term
An example of a psychological resource is
Definition
self-esteem
Term

An example of a coping mechanism in which a person engages in behaviors like over-sleeping or

watching TV is termed a(n)

Definition
escape avoidance
Term
An example of a coping mechanism in which a person just seems to go along with their fate is termed:
Definition
distancing
Term
An example of a coping mechanism in which a person tries to change the mind of a person displaying aversive behavior is termed:
Definition
confrontive
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