BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE [TERM 2 2022]

Question 1

what is psychology?

Answer 1

study of human and animal behaviour to be able to predict understand and predict behaviour

Question 2

what are the six aims of studying human development?

Answer 2

common and characteristic age changes, 
when changes occur, 
what causes changes,
what are the behaviour changes,
predictable or not?
universal or individual?

Question 3

what shapes our brains?

Answer 3

repetitive neural experiences [RNE]

Question 4

what 3 personality structures did Freud propose AND briefly explain the meaning if each?

Answer 4

1. ID [ selfish wants and desires that give you pleasure]
2. EGO [ reality testing, balances superego and ID ]
3. SUPEREGO [ developed from socialization, morals ]

Question 5

what are the PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT?

Answer 5

1. oral
2. anal
3. phallic [ realizes differences between males and females]
4. latency [ repression of sexual feelings]
5. genital

Question 6

which theory did Piaget develop?

Answer 6

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question 7

what are the 4 stages of cognitive development?

Answer 7

1. sensorimotor stage
2. pre-operational stage [ use of symbols ]
3. concrete operational stage [ rational thinking]
4. formal operational stage [ hypothetical and abstract thinking]

Question 8

which theory did Erikson develop?

Answer 8

PSYCHOSOCIAL THEORY

Question 9

what theory did Kohlberg develop?

Answer 9

Moral Development

Question 10

what are the 3 stages of moral development?

Answer 10

1. pre-conventional
2. conventional
3. post-conventional

Question 11

who proposed the psycho-cultural theory?

Answer 11

Vygotsky

Question 12

what are the basic issues in the human life cycle?

Answer 12

1. continuous or discontinuous development
2. course of development
3. nature or nurture

Question 13

what does temperament mean?

Answer 13

parts of your personality that are not learned, innate

Question 14

what is the difference between continuous and discontinuous development?

Answer 14

continuous= gradual process and never stops
discontinuous = distinct stages

Question 15

what are the 2 types of theorist involved in discussing the role of the course of development in development?

Answer 15

1. stage theorists

2. contemporary theorists [ diversity in development]

Question 16

what are the 3 levels of the existence of culture?

Answer 16

1. Visible level
2. Cognitive Level
3. Behavioural Level

Question 17

what are cognitions?

Answer 17

thoughts, feelings, and beliefs

Question 18

what is cultural psychology?

Answer 18

study of psychological tendencies and behavioral tendencies and how their rooted in culture

Question 19

mutually constitutive meaning in terms of cultural psychology?

Answer 19

mind and culture cannot be separated

Question 20

mutually constitutive meaning in terms of cultural psychology?

Answer 20

mind and culture cannot be separated

Question 21

what does C.U.L.T.U.R.E entail?

Answer 21

1. C= communication
2. U= unique views
3. L= locus of decision making
4. T= translators
5. U= understanding the patient
6. R= ritualized practices
7. E= environment