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Q3 Flashcards

1
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Menopause

A

Women dont ovulate

Change of life (insomnia/hot flashes)

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2
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Empty nest period

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All children leave home

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3
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What causes alzheimers

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Loss of chemical nerve cell transmitters n other damage to nerve transmission and results in mental deterioriation

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4
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Gerontology

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Study of getting older n probs w it

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5
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Thanatology

A

Study of death

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6
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What do elderly people fear

A

Loss of mastery over themselves
Separation from loved ones
Fear of being replaced

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7
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Five stages of grief of Kubler Ross

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denial
Anger
Bargaining w higher power
Depression worry about regrets
Acceptance, not happy
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8
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Two men w classical cond

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Ivan pavlov

John watson

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9
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Spontaneous recovery

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Sudden reappearance of extinguished response

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10
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Discrimination

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Learning to tell difference b/w one event or object and another
Reverse of generalization

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Generalization

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Behavior that spreads from one situation to a similar one

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12
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How do reinforcements impact behavior

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Strengthens tendency to repeat

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13
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Pos v neg reinforcement

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P: strengthen tendency to repeat response w addition of something pleasant
N: strengthen response w removal of something unpleasant

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14
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Shaping

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Reward behaviors in small steps

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15
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Fixed ratio

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Reinforcement after fixed number of behaviors

Ex: buy 10 get 1 free

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16
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Variable ratio

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Reinforcement after variable number of behaviors

Ex: slot at casino

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17
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Variable Interval

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Reinforcement after variable amount of time

Ex: fishing

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18
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Fixed Interval

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Reinforcement after fixed amount of time

Ex: paychecks

19
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Social learning

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Learning by imitating others

20
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Who conducted bobo the doll ex

A

Albert bandura

21
Q

Personality

A

Broad and long lasting patters of behavior

22
Q

ID

A

(Devil)
Unconcerned w anything but all basic needs and desires
All bbies

23
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How do men and women change during MIdlife?

A 
Men more emotionally expressive
Women more assertive and indep
Hearing/sight impairs
Gain weight easily
Stable career 
(Depressed w/o activ. After children leave)
24
Q

EGO

A

Self

Alloe ID to express in safety

25
Q

SUGEREGO

A 
Angel
Forms at 5/6
Holds ID in check
Conscience
ID gives guilt for doing bad
Pride for doing right
If unchecked would block all instincts
26
Q

Freuds psychosexual stages

A 
Oral
Anal
Phallic
Latency
Genital
27
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Oral

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Birth-1 1/2
Eating
Child must be weaned
(Too early or late, over/undereat)

28
Q

Anal

A 
1 1/2-2 1/2 
Toilet Training
Stingy
Ultragenerous
Rigid, rebel
29
Q

Phallic

A

2 1/2-5 or 6
Feelings for opp sex parent, hate for same sex
If dnt clarify desire=anxiety guilt phobia dep

30
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Latency

A

6-adol
Friendships
Same sex

31
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Genital

A

Adol-onward

Sexual urges reappear

32
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Non freudians placed more emphasis on

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Social forces in unconscious and social interaction

33
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Inferiority complex

A

Alfred Adler

feelin inferior

34
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Unconditional pos regard

A

Carl rogers

Accepting/respecting others as they are w/o judging

35
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Rationalization

A

Create logical explanation of behavior to justify

Ex: restaurant wasnt that good bc no reservation

36
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Compensation

A

Emphasize strength in one aspect of life to shift focus from failure

37
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Denial

A

Refuse to accept reality

38
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Repression

A

Avoid painful memories by pushing to back of mind

39
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Regression

A

Behave or think like child

40
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Projection

A

Project weakness onto someone else

Ex: making fun of persons weight when you’re fat

41
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Displacement

A

Take anger on someone else

42
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Reaction formation

A

Make acceptable feelings into acceptable form

Ex: having feelings for person but say you hate them

43
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Big five personality factors

A

Openness to experience- curiosity, willingness to consider other POVS
Conscientiousness- involves self discipline and will to achieve
Extraversion-how outgoing you are
Emotional Stability-not being anxious, hostile, overly impulsive, depressed
Agreeableness-opposite of which is being antogonistic

44
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Person theory

A

Raymond Cattell
Divides into 2; surface trait (visible) and source trait (underlie surface behavior)

Hans Eyesack
2 dimensions; extro/introversion & emotional in/stability

Gordon Allport
3; cardinal trait (after one main goal like Hitler), central trait (5-10), secondary trait (weakest characteristic, only appears in certain situation)

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