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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/27/2011

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Motivation
Definition
A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior
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Drive Reduction Theory
Definition
Attempts to explain behavior that arises from a physiological behavior that creates and aroused tension (drives) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need.
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Definition
proposed human motives maybe ranked from the basic physiological levels through higher level needs for safety, love, esteem, self-actualization until they are satisfied.
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Anorexia Nervosa
Definition
an eating disorder, usually in females, diets and becomes underweight 
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Binge-Eating Disorder
Definition
episodes of overeating, followed by remorse
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Bulimia Nervosa
Definition
an eating disorder by episodes of overeating followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise 
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4 Stages of Sexual Response Cycle
Definition

1. Excitement 

2. Plateau      

3. Orgasm     

4. Resolution  

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Erectile Dysfunction 
Definition
Penis does not maintain erection during intercourse 
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Orgasmic Dysfuction
Definition
Happens in females, never has an orgasm 
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3 Reasons American Teenage Pregnancy Rates Higher
Definition

1. Alcohol use

2. Guilt related to sexual activity 

3. Ignorance  

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4 Reasons why Teenagers practice sexual restraint 
Definition

1. Higher Intelligence    

2. Religious Engagement

3. Father presence        

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Sexual Orientation 
Definition
person enduring sexual attraction to members of either the same or opposite gender
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Flow
Definition
completely involved, focus state of conscious on a task that engages a person's skills 
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Structured Interviews
Definition
interviewer asks the same job questions to all the interviewees 
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Emotion
Definition
response of whole organism 
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James-Lange Theory
Definition
an emotional experience based on awareness of a body's response to emotional arousing stimuli 
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Cannon-Bard Theory
Definition
Experience of emotion occurs at the same time as the body's physical reaction
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2 Factor Theory
Definition

emotion process that emotion has 2 ingredients:    1. physical arousal 

2.Cognitve Labeling

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Feel good, do good phenomenon
Definition
the tendency for people to be helpful, when they are in a good mood
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Stress
Definition
process which we perceive and respond to events called stressors, challenging or threatening 
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General Adaptation Syndrome 
Definition

3 sequences of bodily reactions to stress, developed by Hans Sely.

1. Alarm      

2. Resistiance

3. Exhaustion 

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Type A Personality 
Definition
competitive, hard-driven, impatient, and verbally agressive person 
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Type B Personality 
Definition
easy-going, relaxed person
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Psychoneuroimmunology 
Definition
the study of how pyscologicalneural, integrated process effect the immune system 
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Coping
Definition
effort to alleviate stress, using emotional cognitive behavior methods
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Problem Focused Coping
Definition
cope by reducing stress by directly changing a stressor or how we interact with it.
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Emotion Focused Coping 
Definition
reducing stress by ignoring or avoiding stressor tending to emotional reaction
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Psychological disorders
Definition
deviant, distressful,and disfunctional 
Term
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Definition
usually appears at age 7, either in attention, hyperactivity, or impulse 
Term
Medical Model
Definition
Psychology disorder or illness that can be diagnosed, sometimes cured through a treatment in a hospital 
Term
DSM-IV TR Version
Definition
Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition Test Revision 
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Multiaxial Classification 
Definition

I. Disorder                                              

II. Personality Disorder or Mental Retardation

III. General Medical Condition                       

IV. Psychological Stressors                          

V. GAF Score                                          

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Number of disorders in DSM-IV TR Version
Definition

 

 

400

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder 
Definition
person is continually tense and apprehensive for no apparent reason 
Term
Panic Attacks 
Definition
chest pain, dizziness, and intense dread
Term
Phobia
Definition
irrational fear that is persistent and avoid it
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Definition
Individual has haunting memories, jumpy anxiety, social withdrawals, or insomnia lasting for weeks
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Obsessive Compulsive  Disorder
Definition
Person experiences uncontrollable and repetitive thoughts and actions
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Dissociative Disorder
Definition
a separation of conscious awareness from one's previous memories, thoughts, and feelings
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Major Depressive Disorder 
Definition
A mood disorder where a person has feelings of worthlessness or loss of interest in activities: has to be in depressed mood for at least 2 weeks
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Bipolar Disorder
Definition
Mood Disorder where a person alternates between depression and ephorism in a maniac state
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Schizophrenia 
Definition
group of severe disorders where a person has disorganized, disfunctional thinking, inappropriate emotion/actions, and disturbed perception 
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Delusional Thinking 
Definition
False beliefs that are often symptoms of pyschotic disorder 
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AntiSocial Personality Disorder
Definition
which the person is aggressive, ruthless, and shows signs of a conscious that would inhibit wrongdoing 
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