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Psych 101
Dr. Cooksey Liberty Univeristy
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Undergraduate 1
05/09/2010

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Structured Interview
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Interview where candidates are asked specific question looking for useful information
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Interviewer Illusion
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Interviewers tendency to falsely believe in their own discernment of truth
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Orientation
Definition
introducing new employees, Rules and Regs, getting to know, basic job skills
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Lithium
Definition
drug to treat bipolar disorder
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Bipolar Disorder
Definition
mood disorder that is characterized by rxptreme mood swings, and episodes of mania
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Schizophrenia
Definition
Characterized by abnormalities in perception or expression of reality
(Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech)
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Major Depressions
Definition
depressive episodes, lethargy, hopelessness,
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Unconditioned Stimulus
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Systematic Desensitization
Definition
method of therapy treating anxiety by with deep relaxations and increased high-anxiety situations
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Token Economy
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A behavior modification system in which behaviors are reinforced with token that can be exchanged for rewards.
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Behavior Modification
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operant conditioning principles to change human behaviors and replace behaviors
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Exposure therapy
Definition
Exposing someone to a feared situation in a real or imagined way
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Aversion Therapy
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consists of repeated pairings of undesireable behavior with averse stimuli(to get rid of behavior)
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Japanese Principles of Quality Control
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focuses on quality control participation in organization decisions making. W. Edwards Deming
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Couples Therapy
Definition
Group therapy with married or unmarried couples whose major problem lies between their relationship
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Fmaily Therapy
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Group therapy with a family
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DSM-IV-TR
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Diagnostic an statistical manual of mental disorders used to diagnose mental patients
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Learning Theory
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pg. 607
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Strengths-based management
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management style emphasizing a employee's existing strenghts is much easier than building new ones
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Ergonomics
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a fields that combines engineering and psychology and that focuses on understanding and enhancing the safety and efficiency of human-machine interaction
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Immune System and Stress
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pg 616
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Psychoanalysis
Definition
Freud's therapeutic technique for analyzing an individual's unconscious thoughts.
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Sigmund Freud
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LOOK IT UP!
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Transference
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Psychoanlysis term for a person's relating to the analyst in way that reproduce or relive important relationships in the individuals life
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Catharsis
Definition
Release of emotional tension a person experiences when reliving an emotionally charged and conflicting experience
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Regression
Definition
the ego seeks the security of an earlier developmental period in the face of stress
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ID
Definition
the freudian structure of personality that consists of unconscious drives and is the individuals reservoir of psychic energy
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EGO
Definition
freudian structure of personality that deals with the demands of reality
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SUPEREGO
Definition
freudian structure that of personality that harshly judge the morality of our behavior
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Free Association
Definition
the psychoanalysis technique of having individuals say a loud whatever some to mind
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Dream Analysis
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The psychotherapeutic technique used to interpret a persons dream. Believe that dreams contain information about an individuals unconscious though and conflicts.
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Stages of Change
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Five-step model that describes the process by which individuals give up bad habits and adopts their healthier lifestyles
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Contemplation(Change 1)
Definition
person acknowledges that there is a problem but may not be ready to commit to change
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Prep/Determination (Change 2)
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Individual begin to get ready to take action
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Action/Willpower (Change 3)
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Individual commits to making real behavior change and enact a plan for effective change
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Maintenance (Change 4)
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Individuals succeed in avoiding temptation and consistently pursue healthy behaviors
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Relapse (Change 5)
Definition
A return to former unhealthy patterns
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Computer-Based Orientation
Definition
haha come on really
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Definition
work stress can have negative impact on health and wellness and at the extreme lead to burnout
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Overlearning
Definition
Key goal of training by which trainees practice after they have achieved a level acceptance skill at some task so that the skill becomes automatic
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Human relations approach
Definition
management approach emphasizing the psychological characteristics of workers and managers, stressing the importance of such factors as morale, attitudes, values, fair treatment
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Invention of the Assembly Line
Definition
Henry fords best demonstration of the advent of scientifiv managemnet.
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Work and Vacation Time??
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Selye and Stage to combat stress
Definition
Selye is the founder of stress research
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General adaptation syndrome
Definition
Selye's term for the common effects on the body when demands are placed on it
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GAS 3 Stages
Definition
Alarm- body mobilizes its resources
Resistance- the body strives mightilty to endure the stressor
Exhaustion- resistance becomes depleted
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Paxil
Definition
anit-depressent drug. Block reuptake of serotonin to transmittting neuron.
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Prozac
Definition
anit-depressent drug
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Humanistic Theory
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Time and Motion Theories
Definition
Studies involved examining the precise movements require to complete a task and identifying and removing unnecessary movements.
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Aerobic Activity
Definition
Sustained activity- jogging, swimming, or cycling
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Beck's Cognitive Theory
Definition
Believed that the cognitive symptons of depression acutally precede the affect and modd symptoms of depressions.
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Self-Efficacy
Definition
Albert Bandura's concept that one can master a situation and produce positive outcomes
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Hawthorne Effect
Definition
tendency of individuals to preform better simply becuase of being singled out and made to feel important
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Reflective Listening
Definition
the book call it reflective speech , which is a tehcnique in which therapists mirror's a clients own feelings back to the client
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Client Centered Therapy
Definition
Roger's Humanistic therapy inwhich the therapists provides warn, supportive, atmostphere to improve a clients self-concept and encourage them to learn about problems.
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