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4.2.1 APPROACHES IN PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards

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outline the assumptions of the humanistic approach

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everyone is unique
everyone has free will and are self determining
everyone wants to reach their full potential

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what does the humanistic approach describe people as

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active agents : affected by internal and external forces but ultimately determine their own development

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is the humanistic approach objective or subjective

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subjective

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who created the hierarchy of needs

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maslow

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how does a person progress through the hierarchy of needs

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a person must meet the current need before progressing through and reaching self actualisation

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what are the levels of the hierarchy of needs

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self-actualisation
esteem needs
belongingness and love needs
safety needs
physiological needs

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define self actualisation

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the desire to grow psychologically and reach full potential
morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice

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what did rogers suggest in relation to personal growth

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for personal growth to be achieved, a persons self-concept must be broadly equivalent to, or have congruence to, their ideal self

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what type of therapy does the humanistic approach support

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client centred therapy

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why do people have low self esteem

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roots in childhood, including lack of unconditional positive regard

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define unconditional positive regard

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showing complete support and acceptance of a person no matter what that person says or does

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outline attributes of client centred therapy

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therapy is not ‘directive’ and the client is encouraged towards the discovery of their own solutions within a warm and non-judgemental environment
therapists should provide: genuineness, empathy and UPR
the aim is to increase the person’s feelings of self-worth, reduce incongruence and help the person become a fully functioning person

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outline the assumptions of the psychodynamic approach

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behaviour is controlled by unconscious forces
personality and behaviour are determined by childhood experiences
closely associated with the work of freud

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what does the unconscious mind contain

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threatening and disturbing, repressed memories

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how can the unconscious mind be accessed

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through dreams and slips of the tounge

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what does the preconscious mind contain

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thoughts and memories which are not currently in conscious awareness

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how did freud describe the structure of personality

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a tripartite

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outline the three attributes of the structure of personality

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id
ego
superego

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what is the id

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pleasure principle
entirely selfish and demands instant gratification
mainly present at birth

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what is the ego

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reality principle
mediator between the id and superego
reduces conflict between demands using defence mechanisms
develops at age 2

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what is the superego

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morality principle
represents moral standards of same-sex parent and punishes ego through guilt
develops around age 5

22
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name the four defence mechanisms

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repression
denial
displacement
regression

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define defence mechanisms and what they are used for

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unconscious mechanisms which prevent the ego being overwhelmed by temporary threats and trauma

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name the five psychosexual stages

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oral
anal
phallic
latency
genital

25
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how do you progress through psychosexual stages

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a child must resolve the specific conflict the stage is marked with

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describe the oral stage

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focus of pleasure is the mouth
mothers breast is the object of desire

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what are the consequences of an unresolved oral stage

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oral fixation: smoking, nail biting
sarcastic and critical

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describe the anal stage

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focus of pleasure is the anus
child gains pleasure from withholding and expelling

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what are the consequences of an unresolved anal stage

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anal retentive: perfectionist, obsessive
anal expulsive: thoughtless, messy

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describe the phallic stage

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focus of pleasure is the genital area
child experiences the oedipus or electra complex

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what are the consequences of an unresolved phallic stage

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narcissistic, reckless, possibly homosexual

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describe the latency stage

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earlier conflicts are repressed

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describe the genital stage

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sexual desires become conscious alongside the onset of puberty

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what are the consequences of an unresolved genital stage

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difficulty forming heterosexual relationships

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describe the oedipus complex

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the attachment of the child to the parent of the opposite sex
accompanied by envious and aggressive feelings towards the same sex parent

36
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describe the electra complex

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the female version of the oedipus complex

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outline the assumptions of the biological approach

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the mind lives in the brain
all thoughts, feelings and behaviours have a physical basis
everything physiological is biological

38
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what is neurochemistry

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the action of chemicals in the brain

39
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what is the result of an imbalance of serotonin in the brain

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ocd
depression
aggression

40
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what is the result of imbalance of dopamine

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schizophrenia

41
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how do we study whether physiological traits are inherited

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concordance rates in twin studies

42
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what are the concordance rates for ocd

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68% MZ
31% DZ

43
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who studied concordance rates for ocd

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nesdadt et al

44
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what are the concordance rates for schizophrenia

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48% MZ
17% DZ

45
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who studied concordance rates for schizophrenia

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gottesman

46
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define genotype

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a persons actual genetic makeup

47
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define phenotype

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the way genes are expressed through physical, behavioural, and psychological characteristics

48
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outline darwins theory of natural selection

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any genetically determined behaviour that enhances an individuals survival and will continue into future generations

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