Exam 1

Question 1

what are the assumptions or foundation to the psychoanalytic thoughts?

Answer 1

Believed in biological things make up the core of your personality and then guides behavior

Question 2

what is ID? what is the purpose?

Answer 2

ID: self preservation instinct, sexual instinct, and aggression instinct (instinctive component of personality) unconscious part of your psych ex. Newborn child
Id is not affected by logic, its all about that persons needs it operates on the pleasure principle: idea that every impulse needs to be satisfied right then

Question 3

what is ego? what is the purpose?

Answer 3

satisfaction of instincts with external world, expression of instincts consistent with superego
• Mediate between the id’s demands and external stimulus postpones pleasure but helps with not having negative affects
• Id has very strong influence and ego has to try to keep it in line while being weaker
• The ego has no concept of right and wrong

Question 4

what is superego? what is the purpose?

Answer 4

social conscience (where knowing right and wrong comes in) and guilt
• Incorporates morals and values of society that were learned from the peers and parents, developed from 3-5 in psychosexual development
• Controls the id when it comes to sex and aggression
• Strive for perfection
• Has two components: Conscience and ideal self

Question 5

What comes from the interaction between ego, superego, and ID

Answer 5

a balanced personality

Question 6

what is the relevance of instincts?

Answer 6

It is in your biological make up

Question 7

what motivates a person?

Answer 7

our instincts

Question 8

Denial

Answer 8

refusing to experience or accept a painful event

Question 9

Regression

Answer 9

: movement back in psychological time when one is faced with stress

Question 10

Sublimation:

Answer 10

channeling of unexceptable thoughts, emotions, and actions into positive acceptable way in society

Question 11

foundational beliefs of the behavioristic theory

Answer 11

•	Believe everyone starts out as a blank slate
•	They reject the idea of mental illness
•	Believe all behavior can be unlearned 
•	 Changes in behavior are continuous
reinforcement

Question 12

behaviorist theory assume we are born

Answer 12

with a blank slate( tabula rasa)

Question 13

assumptions about abnormal and “normal behavior in the behavioristic theory

Answer 13

• Abnormal bx is not a disease
• Believe all behavior can be unlearned
• Changes in behavior are continuous

Question 14

what are some of the techniques of reinforcement

Answer 14

• extinction: getting rid of the behavior
• continuous reinforcement principle
o develop a new behavior that the person hasn’t already exhibited, and get an immediate award
• negative reinforcement principle
o increase the performance in a particular way the person has to escape an aversive situation
o shaping (Aka successive approximation principle)
• relies on reinforcements and punishments so that you get a certain behavior
o modeling
• discourages them to not do undisruptive behavior
• demonstrates new behavior or concept and the patients learn from watching
o token economy
• give fake money and they can buy things for rewards
o prompting and fading
• gradually fading the prompt

Question 15

what is the opposite of reinforcement

Answer 15

punishment=aversive event that decreases behavior

Question 16

what is cognitive therapy?

Answer 16

highly instructed, based on thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors

Question 17

what is ABC or ABCDE within rational emotive therapy?

Answer 17

A- adversity, B-someones irrational beliefs about A, C- consequence, D disputes or argues against the irrational belief, E- new effect, more reasonable thoughts

Question 18

what does cognitive behavioral approaches emphasize

Answer 18

What people think rather than what they do, learning (they have to be involved)

Question 19

what are irrational beliefs or thoughts?

Answer 19

absolutes, demandingness, demand for success or achievement, demand for comfort, low frustration tolerance

Question 20

what are some of the beliefs people may have( if they have irrational thoughts)?

Answer 20

demand love and approval from everyone, demand for comfort, 100% disasterizing beliefs, low frustration tolerance

Question 21

irrational beliefs stem from what?

Answer 21

dysfunctional thinking

Question 22

what is the aim of positive psychology

Answer 22

The aim is pre-occupation in only focuses on positive emotions wants to contribute to your resilience
• Focuses on strengths
• Focus on human flourishing
• Involves scientific study
• Prevention focused
• Basic assumption
o People want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives

Question 23

what is positive psychology?

Answer 23

Really focuses on peoples strengths and how they relate to the mental health of a person

Question 24

what are the levels of positive psychology- what are the three pillars?

Answer 24

subjective, Individual, group level

Question 25

what is the main idea of broad-and-build thoery?

Answer 25

• Broaden range of thoughts and emotions

o Allows people to build their strength

Question 26

what is the main idea behind human flourishing theory of well being?

Answer 26

flourishing is living. …within an optimal range of human functioning, one that connotes goodness, generativity, growth, and resilience.”