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LME Test #3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
12/06/2012

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Term
Suicide
Definition
The successful Killing of One self
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Para suicide
Definition
Any Non-successful attempt at suicide
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Age group most likely to commit suicide
Definition
The elderly
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Self hurting behaviors
Definition
Examples: Pulling hair and burning
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Negative score on Negative affect scale
Definition
Related to distress and high anxiety
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Affect
Definition
General positive or negative state of feelings
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Proactive Coping
Definition
Healthy habits/ friends you can count on
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Positive Affect
Definition
More likely to be positively flexible
Term
National Youth Risk Survey
Definition
Measures six categories of behavior
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Nucleus Accumbeus
Definition
Part of brain that registers pleasure/reward when dopamine is released
Term
Positives of risk taking
Definition
Learning more about oneself(Limits, abilities)
Term
Increases risk in adolescence
Definition
Presence of peers (Peer Pressure)
Term
Observed in good marriages
Definition
Positive interactions
Term
Passion and commitment, lacks intimacy
Definition
Foolish love
Term
Love that includes anxiety towards partner
Definition
Insecure or avoidance love
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Triangular Love Theory 3 Dimensions
Definition
Intimacy, Passion, Commitment
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Same Plight Effect
Definition
People seem to group with others undergoing the same stress
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Group that waited together in Schacters Study
Definition
High Anxiety or High Shock group
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Two factors in dual view of Affiliation
Definition
Affiliation Needs and Intimacy Needs
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Two ways to create positive interactions between siblings
Definition
Immediate Interactions and Later emotional support
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Emotions that are self imposed
Definition
Guilt and shame
Term
Emotions that encourage pro social behavior (Keeping with the group)
Definition
Guilt and shame
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Physical reason blushing is involuntary reaction to embarrassment
Definition
Blood vessel dilate causing blood flow to suddenly increase
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People who are unlikely to be embarrassed (Two)
Definition
People with anti social personalities and those who do not care about what people think
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How long must depression symptoms last for a clinical diagnosis?
Definition
2 weeks
Term
MAOI(monoamine oxidase inhibitors)
Definition
Drugs that inhibit removal of enzymes inside neuron
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Most effective treatment for depression
Definition
The combinations of Cognitive and Drug Therapy's
Term
Analogy: Trying to drive a car without gas in the tank
Definition
Reduced Brain activation overall
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Big 5 Personality Factors
Definition
Extra-version, Neurotic-ism, Agreeableness, Conscientious, Openness
Term
Why don't campaigns promoting healthy lifestyles work on all college students?
Definition
Differences in the personalities of the students lead to campaigns aimed at one personality failing with the other personalities
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Definition of personality
Definition
Characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
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Weird experiment to measure extra-version?
Definition
Lemon juice test. Amount of saliva measured intro or extra version.
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How do personality differences help ensure the future of mankind?
Definition
Differences in personality lead to a diverse populace which will explore multiple routes of evolution leading to the biggest chance for success.
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