Psychology Flashcards
What are the factors that predispose to interpersonal attraction?
Proximity Familiarity Similarity of interests and values Exposure Perceived competence Reciprocal liking Self disclosure Physical attractiveness
Neurotic defence mechanisms include…
Displacement - transfer of emotion from a person, object or situation with which it is properly associated to another source
Dissociation
Isolation - separating emotions or feelings
Rationalisation
Reaction formation
Repression
Intellectualisation
Identification with the aggressor
Undoing - an emotional conflict associated with an action is dealt with by negating the action or substituting it with an approximately opposite action
Pathological (psychotic) defence mechanisms include…
Delusional projection Splitting Denial Conversion - an unconscious conflict that would otherwise arouse anxiety is expressed symbolically - the repressed emotion is transformed into a physical symptom Idealisation Denigration Introjection
Immature defence mechanisms include…
Acting out
Idealisation - the unconscious adoption of the characteristics of activities of another person often to reduce the pain of separation or loss
Projection
Projective identification
Mature defence mechanisms include…
Altruism - psychic pain is redirected into helping others Humour Anticipation Sublimation Suppression Acceptance
What is the Flynn effect?
Intelligence scores have increased from generation to generation
What is Ribot’s law?
Ribot’s law of retrograde amnesia states that recent memories are more likely to be lost than remote memories
What is GroupThink?
Coined by Janis. Occurs when a group makes fault decisions because group pressures lead to a deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing and moral judgement.
What is primacy effect?
When given a list of information, items at the beginning of the list are more likely to be remembered
What are the types of fear that develop in childhood and adolescence?
6 months - fear of novel stimuli such as strangers (peaks age 2 years)
6-8months - fear of heights (worsens when walking starts)
3-5 years - common fears including the dark, animals and monsters
6-11 years - fear of shameful social situations and ridicule begins
Adolescence - fears of death, failure, social gatherings and thermonuclear war can be evident
What is a false test belief?
A test used to demonstrate theory of mind - as assessment of an individual humans degree of capacity for empathy and understanding of others. A false belief test is used to demonstrate understanding that other people can believe things that are not true.
Commonly use the Sally-Anne test.
What is Gestalt perception?
Describes human perception as being of complete objects eg. The perception of a table as a whole object rather than a flat surface with supporting structures underneath.
What are the components of interpersonal psychotherapy?
Role transitions
Role disputes
Grief
Interpersonal deficits
