Coach Harris Psychology Final

Pattern of drug abuse characterized by an overwhelming desire to obtain and use their drug

False belief that a person maintains in the face of contrary evidence

An intense and irrational feal of a particular object of situation

The twin towers were attacked on September 12th, 2001.

Engaging in activities that help us obtain external incentives

Shared standards of behavior accepted by group members

Techniques for using associations to memorize information

The ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior, adapt to situations

An infant clinging response to the touch of their palm

The irate reaction likely to result from frustration

Internally programmed growth of a child

Agism is a prejudice against people of different ethnicity

Acting in accordance with some specified authority

Catharsis is showing positive, happy emotions.

Behavior intended to do physical or psychological harm to others

Drug therapy is commonly used to treat psychological disorders

People w/ depressive disorder are usually sad, anxious, fatigued, and agitated.

Serious eating disorder characterized by prolonged starvation

Serious eating disorder characterized by over eating and vomiting

scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research

Small group of participants, out of total population, that researchers study

Rooting reflex is an infant's response to touching of their palm.

Standardized measurement of intelligence based on a scale in which 100 is average.

Inherited tendencies displayed by newborns when the encounter new stimuli

People w/ antisocial disorders disreguard and violate rights of others w/o remorse or feeling.

Bipolar disorder can be inherited

Insomnia is a condition in which a person is compelled to sleep all the time

Infant's response, turning toward source of touching their cheek

Music may effect attitude.

Increasing strength of a response by removing painful stimuli when the response occurs

A psychiatrist lacks the ability to write prescriptions for drugs.

Men commit suicide more than women

A stressor is an event or situation that produces stress

The consistent, enduring, and unique characteristic of a person

Set of assumptions about people in a given category based on half-truths

Engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or fulfill out beliefs

Schema is a conceptual framework a person uses to make their world make sense

Acting in accord with customs and norms

Focusing attention with the goal of clearing one's mind, inner peace.

Condition of repeated attempts fails, and the belief that the situation is out of control.

A gender role is a sex group to which an individual belongs to

Helping others, often at a cost or risk, for reason other than rewards.

Psychology means to be psychology unbalanced.

Innate tendencies that determine behavior

Capacity for warmth and understanding

Double blind experiment, only the participants are unaware of what is happening

An egocentric child does not understand others perspctives

Change in patient's illness by beliving that the meds given has an actual effect, fake

Releasing anger by letting out powerful negative emotions

Useful reaction when a stereo involves real or imagined danger