1Freudian defense mechanisms
unconscious strategies used to reduce internal conflict
2catharsis
emotional release, release aggressive energy to relieve aggressive urges
3adaptation-level phenomenon
tendency to form judgement based on neutral level
4relative deprivation
perception of one situtation based on other's situation
5What are the 6 universal emotions?
happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust
6What was the Schachter-Singer’s experiment?
injected norepinephrine and used a confederate to illicit certain emotions
7What was Henry Harlow‘s experiment?
had a baby monkey with a wire food mama and comfort mama; proved physical touch created connection
9What are the 3 parts of personality according to Freud?
id, ego, and superego
10id part of Freudian personality
primitive, untamed desires
11ego part of Freudian personality
reason, logic, and safety
12superego part of Freudian personality
morality
13What influences the three parts of Freudian personality?
parents and society
14According to Freudian personality, what causes stress?
the ego mediating between the id and superego
15What purpose do defense mechanisms serve of Freudian personality?
to protect and lessen the stress on the ego
16What are the 9 defense mechanisms in Freudian personality?
repression, regressions, reaction formation, rationalization, displacement, denial, projection, intellectualization, sublimation
17repression
unconscious forgetting
18regression
returning to earlier, comforting behavior
19reaction formation
expressing opposite emotion
20rationalization
making excuses
21displacement
redirecting feelings towards something/one other than target
22denial
refusal to believe idea
23projection
putting your feelings on someone else
24intellectualization
obtaining knowledge about something to have sense of control
25sublimation
channeling feelings towards a socially acceptable goal
26feel good, do good phenomenon
when feeling good, more likely to do good
27stressors
causes of stress
28stress reactions
how we react to changes in environment
29Who designed one of the first instruments to measure stress?
Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe
30general adaptation symdrome (GAS)
general response of people and animals to a stressful event
31Who came up with GAS?
Hans Seyle
32What are the 3 stages of GAS? (General adaptation syndrome)
Alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion
33How are we more likely to get sick according to Seyle's GAS?
Prolonged stay in resistance phase uses up the body's resources, so when in exhaustion stage, there are less resources the body could use to protect itself with
34How is perceived control related to stress?
Less perceived control leads to more stress
35drive-reduction theory
when a drive is caused by need, we try to fulfill that drive and reduce it so the body maintains homeostasis
36primary drives
biological needs
37secondary drives
learned needs (ex. money)
38arousal theory
we seek an optimum level of excitement/arousal
39Yerkes-Dodson law
moderate arousal leads to optimum performance
40Incentive theory
reward = more motivated to do, punishment = less motivated to do
41opponent-process theory
people are normally at a baseline state, but going out of that baseline leads to feeling an opponent process trying to return them to baseline. When person experiences withdrawal while trying to return to baseline, the baseline changes
42What is another name for Schachter-Singer theory of emotion?
cognitive theory of emotion
43Maslow's hierarchy of needs
physiological, safety, belongingness, self-esteem, self-actualization
44What does the lateral hypothalamus do?
make you feel hungry
45What happens if the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed?
you'll never feel hungry
46What does the ventromedial hypothalamus do?
make you feel full
47What happens when you destroy the ventromedial hypothalamus?
you'll never stop eating because you'll never feel full
48set-point theory
hypothalamus tries to maintain it's set body weight by influencing the basal metabolic rate
49basal metabolic rate
how quickly the body uses energy
50Garcia effect
learned taste adversion
51bulimia
eating disorder where you binge-eat and purge
52anorexia nervosa
self-starvation, underweight
53What are the 4 steps in the sexual response cycle?
1. initial excitement, 2. plateau, 3. orgasm, 4. resolution
54Who documented the sexual response cycle?
William Masters and Virginia Johnson
55Which sex has a refractory period during sex?
males
56neophobia
fear of new foods
57What is the primary sex hormone in females?
estrogen
58What is the primary sex hormone in males?
testosterone
59social motivation
being motivated by societal standards
60acheivement motivation
motivated by desire to master skills and knowledge and reach personal goals
61extrinsic motivation
motivated by outside rewards
62intrinsic motivation
motivated by feelings of enjoyment and satisfaction
63What is the most significant sexual organ?
brain
64sexual orientation
sexual preference
65What is the evolutionary explanation for the need for social bonds?
stronger together than alone
66Which (intrinsic or extrinsic) is better for long-term motivation?
intrinsic
67Which (intrinsic or extrinsic) is better for short-term motivation?
extrinsic
68What are 'theory x' managers?
employees only work for rewards and to avoid punishment
69What are 'theory y' managers?
employees are intrinsically motivated to work and set policies to encourage this
70approach-approach motivation conflict
both choices seem good
71avoidance-avoidance motivation conflict
both choices seem bad
72approach-avoidance motivation conflict
one choice seems good, other choice seems bad
73multiple-approach motivation conflict
both choices have good and bad
74What is a psychological source of hunger?
memory
75What are physiological sources of hunger?
stomach contractions and hypothalamus
76What is the relationship between glucose and hunger?
inverse
77Which type of 'theory __' manager is better for long-term?
theory y
78James-Lange theory of emotion
stim -> biological reaction caused by stress ->emotion
79Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
stim -> biological reaction AND emotion
80two-factor theory of emotion
stim -> bio reaction -> cognitive interpretation -> emotion
81Who came up with the two-factor theory of emotion?
Stanley Schachter
82Are nonverbal expressions of emotion universal?
yes
83personality
unique attitudes, behaviors, and emotions of a person
84Type A personality
competitive, easily angered, feel pressured, work hard, play hard
85Type B personality
relaxed, easy going
86Which personality type is more likely to have heart diease? (Type A or B)
Type A
87Freud's 5 psychosexual stages of personality
oral, anal, phallic, latency, gential
88Oedipus crisis
boys sexually desire mother and view father as rival
89Electra crisis
girls sexually desire father and view mother as rival
90stage theories
believe development has stages and is discontinuous
91penis envy
girls wanting to have a penis
92castration anxiety
boys fearing castration if they misbehave
93identification defense mechanism
emulate and attachment to the threatening individual
94latency
when repressing sexual thoughts due to school and other issues (6 yr - puberty)
95What is the age for oral stage?
birth to 1
96What is the age for anal stage?
1 to 3
97What is the age for phallic stage?
3 to 5
98What is the age for genital stage?
puberty to death
99oral fixation
fixation on oral related things such as chewing gum and overeating
100anal explusive personality
messy and disorganized
101anal retentive personality
neat, hyperorganized, and compulsive
102eros instinct
life instinct
103Thanatos instinct
death instinct
104What principle motivates the id?
pleasure principle
105What principle motivates the ego?
reality principle
106reality principle of the ego
ego is responsible for negotiating between the desires of the id and the environment
107womb envy
men jealous of women being able to carry children
108What is another name for psychodynamic?
Neo-Freudian
109personal unconcious
contains painful memories and thoughts the person does not want to confront
110collective unconcious
archetypes/ universal concepts the collective shares as a species
111Horney is associated with theories about...
anxiety
112Alder is associated with theories about...
inferiority
114anima
the feminine side of males
115animus
the masculine side of females
116What are the two archetypes according to Jung?
anima and animus
117individuation
journey of the soul to form independent personality
119Big Five personality traits
extraversion, agreeableness, concientiousness, openess, neuroticism
120Who developed the Big Five personality traits?
Costa and McCrae
121agreeableness
how easy it is to get along with someone
122concientiousness
high levels means organized and hardworking
123openess
curiousity and willingness to try new things
124neuroticism
emotional stability
125factor analysis
analyzing multiple factors to find the main factors
126idiographic theorists
believe that it's impossible to classify everyone with the same basic traits, they need a few specific traits
127Allposrt's (3) dispositions
cardinal, central, and secondary
128cardinal disposition
one trait that plays a pivotal role in everything
129central disposition
influence personality
130What is the main criticism of trait theories?
They fail to take into account the situation in which the personality manifests
131Do genes play a role in a person's temperament?
yes
132Who was the first to recognize how biology affects personality?
Hippocrates (4 humors)
133Sheldon's somatotype theory
ecto iis shy, meso is condiden and assertive, and endo is friendly and outgoing
134B. F. Skinner's view of personality
reward and punishment shapes personality
135reciprocal determinism
personality is created by interaction between the traits, environment, and behavior
136What is another name for reciprocal determinism?
triadic reciprocality
137Who came up with reciprocal determinism?
Bandura
138self-efficacy
self-assurance
139personal-construct theory of personality
personality is based on how people view the world
140Who came up with personal-construct theory?
Kelly
141fundamental postulate
behavior is influenced by cognition
142locus of control
belief that ___ controls their life
143internal locus of control
belief that you control your life and responsible for events that happen to you
144external locus of control
belief that luck and forces outside of their control are responsible for events in life
145determinism
the past dictates the present