Final Exam Flashcards
Stage 4 of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.
Achievement status, responsibility, reputation
Esteem Needs
the motivation to develop our innate potential to the fullest possible extent
Self-Actualization
Stage 3 of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Family, affection, relationship, work group, etc…
Belongingness and Love Needs
Stage 2 of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Protection, security, order, law, limits, stability, etc
Safety Needs
Stage 1 of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Basic life needs: air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc
Biological and Physiological Needs
What are Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
Stage 1: Biological and Physiological Needs Stage 2: Safety Needs Stage 3: Belongingness and Love Needs Stage 4: Esteem Needs Stage 5: Self-Actualization
Who is Abraham Maslow?
Conceptualized personality in terms of a pyramid-shaped hierarchy of motives
Maslow argued that only when people are able to meet the lower-level needs are they able to move on to achieve the higher-level needs of self-esteem, and eventually self-actualization
A disgrace or defect that indicates that person belongs to a culturally devalued social group
Stigma
Pushing anxiety-arousing thoughts into the unconscious
Repression
Unconscious psychological strategies used to cope with anxiety and to maintain a positive self-image.
Defense Mechanism
In psychodynamic psychology, the component of personality that represents our sense of morality and oughts.
Superego
In psychodynamic psychology, the component of personality that is the largely conscious controller or decision-maker of personality.
Ego
In psychodynamic psychology, the component of personality that forms the basis of our most primitive impulses.
Id
A condition characterized by inflexible patterns of thinking, feeling, or relating to others that causes problems in personal, social, and work situations.
Personality Disorders
A developmental behavior disorder characterized by problems with focus, difficulty maintaining attention, and inability to concentrate, in which symptoms start before 7 years of age.
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
The ability to think, to learn from experience, to solve problems and to adapt to new situations
Intelligence
Learning that occurs based on the consequences of behavior
Operant Conditioning
The strong need of an infant to be close to the primary caregiver
Attachment
The clear, dome-shaped tissue covering the front of the eye
Cornea
A chemical that relays signals across the synapses between neurons.
Neurotransmitter
A psychological disorder characterized by swings in mood from overly “high” to sad and hopeless, and back again, with periods of near-normal mood in between.
Bipolar Disorder
A vivid and emotional memory of an unusual event that pele believe they remember very well
Flashbulb Memory
The region at the back of each cerebral hemisphere that contains the centers of vision and reading ability (located at the back of the head)
Occipital Lobe
The part of the neuron that transmits information away from the cell body toward other neurons.
Axon
What are the stages of grief?
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
A chemical that changes our states of consciousness, and particularly our perceptions and moods.
Psychoactive Drugs
A brain area located between the brain stem and the two cerebral hemispheres that governs emotion and memory.
Limbic System
The layer of tissue at the back of the eye that contains photoreceptor cells.
Retina
Two wrinkled ovals located behind the brain stem that function to coordinate voluntary movement.
Cerebellum
The process of changing the curvature of the lens to keep the light entering the eye focused on the retina.
Visual Accomodation
