Quarter 2 Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards
Psychology
Study of HUMAN BEHAVIOR and mental processes
Cognitive
Dealing with THOUGHTS, memories, beliefs, and perceptions
Behavioral
Dealing with ACTIONS of the individual
Humanistic Therapy
Using knowledge of brain chemistry and medications in psychology
Personality
A relatively stable system of determining tendencies and attitudes in an individual; long term
Affect
External expression of emotion
Emotion
Feelings such as happiness, anger, and grief, created by brain patterns accompanied by bodily changes; immediate reaction
Fear
A strong emotion marked by reactions as ALARM or DREAD
Anxiety
An emotion characterized by fear, apprehension, and worry
Panic
A strong emotion characterized by sudden and EXTREME FEAR
Anger
Blame directed towards another person
Guilt
Blame directed toward oneself based on real or unreal conditions
Shame
Blame that is directed toward oneself by others
Attending
Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior
Somatic
Coming from our body; sensed feelings
Bereavement
Situation of having a loss, usually used about death
Grief
A set of emotions due to loss, internal processing of a loss
Mourning
Outward expression of grief
Kubler Ross’s Stages of Grief
D.A.B.D.A
1) Denial
2) Anger
3) Bargaining
4) Depression
5) Acceptance
- May skip, or regress
- May not happen in order
Worden’s 4 Tasks of Mourning
1) ACCEPT the reality of the loss
2) WORK THROUGH the pain of the grief
3) ADJUST to an environment in which the deceased is missing
4) EMOTIONALLY RELOCATE the deceased and move on with life
Sensory Adaptation
When we receive a continuous sensed signal, we become less responsive to it
(Think about forgetting that you have your glasses on; or forgetting about your nose until you purposefully look at it)
Motivation
Process that initiates, directs and sustains behavior to satisfy our needs
Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
We are motivated by lower needs and must satisfy them before addressing higher level needs
Sigmund Freud
- Psychological and emotional aspects of grief
- wrote Melancholia and Mourning
Eric Lindemann
- Studied the aftermath of the Coconut Grove Night Club Fire
- Grief Syndrome: a series of physical symptoms/aspects associated with loss; physical aspects of grief
John Bowlby
- Attachment Theory: Relational aspects of grief
Colin Murray Parkes (CM Parkes)
Clinical aspects of grief (Problematic Grief); how do we get a resolution
Social Influence
We are affected by being in a group
Conformity
Changing one’s behavior to be like others
Compliance
Changing one’s behavior in response to request of another
(your friends urging you to get your license)
Obedience
Changing one’s behavior at command of an authority figure
Mental Disorders
Having mental processes that get in the way of happy, productive living
Personality Disorders
Long-term mental disorders that affect most aspects of our lives
What are the 2 Mood Disorders?
Depression, bipolar disorder
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder
Social Comparsion
Comparing the status of my group to that of others
Prejudice
Negative attitude toward others typically based on gender, race, religion, etc
Discrimination
Negative behavior based on our prejudice
Factors that make grief more intense
Age of the deceased
Violent Death
Sudden Death
Intense Relationship
Grief (Things to Remember)
- Grief is not depression
- Grief is based on factors such as the type of death, our experience with grief, our age, relationship with the deceased, the support available to us
Suicide Facts
Women attempt suicide more often
Men complete suicide more often
Suicide Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK
Suicide Text Line: 988
Types of Therapy
- Psychodynamic/Psychoanalysis: focus on the past to solve problems
- Behavioral: actions one takes to reduce symptoms
- Cognitive: Changing thoughts
- CBT (cognitive behavioral): mix both cognitive and behavior counseling
- Bio-psychological: medications
Phobia
overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal
Obsessive compulsive disorder
disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (“obsessions”) and/or behaviors (“compulsions”) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
Depression
Chronic feeling of sadness, emptiness, hopelessness
Bipolar disorder
Disorder with extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and debilitating lows (depression)
