14 Psych Flashcards
Psychology
The study of the mind and behaviors
Quantitative Research
Focuses on variable that can be directly measured and assessed
Qualitative Research
Focuses on people in terms of how situations and experiences are perceived and how people interact and utilizes interviews and observations where the results are grouped together by themes that have emerged
Empathy
The ability to identify with another persons feelings, attitudes, or thoughts
Precontemplation
When an individual is not thinking of changing and has no intention to change
Contemplation
When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started - an individual may take action within the next 6 months
Preparation
When a person intends to change but has not yet taken action
Maintenance
When a person has successfully implemented a behavioral change for more than 6 months
Relapse
When a person has stopped doing the positive behavior and has returned to a previous negative behavior
Self Esteem
How an individual views themself with regard to their worthiness and abilities
Self-Efficacy
The confidence that a person has that he or she can successfully engage in the behaviors required for certain outcomes
Body Reality
Based on a persons measurable attributes such as height, weight, body-fat percentage, and waist circumference
Body Ideal
Refers to what a person believes or wishes their own body looked like
Body Image
How someone perceives his or her body to look, which may not be how the person actually looks.
Confidence
A feeling about or a belief in ones abilities or attributes
Vicarious Experiences
When something is experienced through another persons actions or behaviors
Obesity
A high degree of excess body fat, a BMI greater than 30
Anti-Fat Bias
Placing a negative judgement on overweight and obese individuals
Sedentary Behavior
Any behaviors, such as sitting or lying down, that require little energy expenditure
Social Support
All the ways that someone is supported by others, including emotional support, providing information, or assistance
Emotional Support
Providing encouragement, accountability, or empathy to another person
Informational Support
Providing facts and educating others
Social Networks
Social structure made up of various interactions or relationships between groups of people
Willpower
The ability to control impulses
Disordered Eating
Patterns of abnormal eating behaviors that do not meet the criteria for diagnosis of an eating disorder
Distress
The experience of negative feelings, such as anxiety, sorry, or pain
Depression
A mood disorder characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and/or loss of interest in everyday life
Anorexia Nervosa
Eating disorder characterized by extremely low BMI
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors, including purging, use of laxatives or diuretics, fasting, or excessive exercise to avoid weight gain
Binge-Eating Disorder
Eating disorder characterized by frequent consumption of an unusually large amount of food along with a feeling of loss of control and/or the inability to stop eating
Mindless Eating
Eating without attention to or awareness of the food being consumed
Mindful Eating
Paying attention to the food being eaten, acknowledging hunger and satiety signals, and adjusting food intake accordingly
