Behaviorism therapy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psychology 2301Define psychology - correct answer The scientific study of behavior and mental processes Define the scientific method - correct answer the orderly, systematic procedures that researchers follow as they identify a research problem, design a study to investigate a problem, collect & analyze data, draw conclusions, and communicate their findings Explain how the scientific method is used in psychology - correct answer The scientific method has enabled psychologists to accumulate...

bipolar 2: hypomania w/ intense depression, still able to function at work/social bipolar disorder - mood disorder when one experiences both manic & depressed episodes bottom up - processing sensory info as it comes in achievement- self efficiency - expectation that your efforts will lead to success affiliation need - need to belong positive- motivates us to seek connections w/ others, ppl w/ social connections experience less depression negative- social exclusion activates the same regio...

Psychology - Answer Scientific study of behavior and mental processes Wilhelm Wundt opened the first psychology laboratory in Germany in 1879. He was studying objective introspection which was essentially to measure what was in our minds and our reactions. - Answer Who was Wundt? Where and when did he make his discoveries? Objective Introspection - Answer The process of examining and measuring one's own thoughts and mental activities He produced a lot of the Gestalt principles...

Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development - ANSWEROral Anal Phallic Latency, Genital Erikson's First Stage (Birth to 18 Months) - ANSWERTrust vs Mistrust (Hope) Erikson's Second Stage (1-3) - ANSWERAutonomy vs Shame/Doubt (Will) Erikson's Third Stage (3-6) - ANSWERInitiative vs Guilt (Purpose) Erikson's Fourth Stage (7-11) - ANSWERIndustry vs Inferiority (Competence) Erikson's Fifth Stage (12-18) - ANSWERIdentity vs Role Confusion (Fidelity) Erikson's Sixth Stage (19-29...

Main psychoanalytic psychologists/main themes - -Freud and Erikson -continuity and discontinuity -individual differences -nature and nurture Psychoanalytic Theories - child goes through stages, driven by biological maturation Freud - -behavior is driven by the need to satisfy basic drives -emphasis on the unconscious -emphasis on importance of early experience for later development Psychosexual theory - -at each stage, children encounter conflicts related to different erogenous z...

PSYCH 101 final JMU updated 2024 questions and answers with complete solution Formed by combining ____________ and _______________ - answerphilosophy and physiology structuralism - answerhow we do something/ how things work reductionism - answerreducing things to their parts functionalism - answerwhy something works as a whole/why is it there/what does it do for us Freud's contribution to functionalism - answerthe concept of unconscious behaviorism - answerbreak behavior down to smalles...

Family Therapy before 1940 (Nonexistent) correct answers Barriers to Family therapy: Cultural beliefs, use of community resources, psychoanalytic theory The National Council on Family Relationships was founded when, and what did it do? correct answers Founded in 1938 What were three social influences that inhibited family therapy? correct answers 1. Myth of rugged individualism 2. Tradition- relied on doctors, clergy, lawyers 3. Theoretical emphasis of time (psychoanalysis and behaviori...

PSYCH 101 final JMU updated 2024 questions and answers with complete solution Formed by combining ____________ and _______________ - answerphilosophy and physiology structuralism - answerhow we do something/ how things work reductionism - answerreducing things to their parts functionalism - answerwhy something works as a whole/why is it there/what does it do for us Freud's contribution to functionalism - answerthe concept of unconscious behaviorism - answerbreak behavior down to smalles...

A Level Psychology Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) - Answer-Abnormal behavior is seen as vivid and unpredictable, causes observer discomfort and violates moral or ideal standards because it differs from most other people's behavior and standards. Part of the "Deviation from Social Norms" definition of abnormality. Szasz (1960) - Answer-Another supporter of the "Deviation from Social Norms" definition of abnormality. Argues that abnormality, especially rela...

Psychology - ️️The scientific study of behavior and the mind. clinical psychologist - ️️diagnoses and treats psychological problems psychiatrist - ️️diagnose and treat psychological problems and they are also medical doctor who can prescribe medications structuralism - ️️tries to understand the mind by breaking it down into basic parts functionalism - ️️tries to first analyze its function and purpose behaviorism - ️️only proper subject matter is the observa...