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Psychology

This review covers Psychological Theories, Early Psychologists, Behaviorism, Freud, Defense Mechanisms, Locus of Control, Stress, Research Methods, Neurobiology, Sleep, Defense Mechanisms, and Psychological Disorders. It includes key concepts, theorists, and study techniques.

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Psychology

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  1. Psychology Final Exam Review

  2. Psychology Final Exam ReviewPsychological Theories & Early Psychologists • Definition of Psychology • DPUI (describe, predict, understand, influence behavior) • Wilhelm Wundt • First psychologist • William James • Introspection, first U.S. Psychologist • Introspection • Free association • Famous psychologist – all issues related to sex/aggression/childhood conflict • Sigmund Freud

  3. Psychology Final Review • Behavior formed by responses to rewards, consequences • Behaviorism • Behavior formed by childhood conflicts • Psychoanalytical • Behavior formed by chemical/electrical impulses in brain • Neurobiological: behavior controlled by brain chemistry • Humanistic Best behavior formed when unconditional regard of humanity is valued • Eclectic • Behavior as a result of multiple causes/theories

  4. Freud, Defense Mechanisms & Locus of Control • Freud’s Theory of Personality • All issues based on childhood conflict • ID • Primitive Impulses • EGO • Conscience • Super Ego • Balancing the two • Locus of Control • How much you are able/not able to control issues in your life • Internal Locus of Control • Looking at life with you being able to control your future • External Locus of Control • Looking at life as a result of fate, luck • Internal and External Locus of Control, • Self Efficacy, Sense that you can achieve • Stress: Change : Distress – negative change Eustress – Positive Change

  5. Research Methods • Hypothesis • Educated guess – statement of possible results • Independent variable • Variable experimenter controls – “If” this happens • Dependent Variable • Variable as result of experiment – “this” will result • Longitudinal Study • Study over the lifespan of subjects studied • Cross Sectional Study • Subjects chosen to represent a sample of population • Case Study • Detailed study of one subject • Experimental Group • Group that experiment is used on • Control Group • Group that does not get the experiment • Placebo • Artificial medication with no real ingredients • Control • Subjects not chose for experiment – could skew results • Naturalistic Observation • Observation of subjects in natural environment • Field Study • Study of subjects outside of Lab

  6. NeurobiologyCentral Nervous System • Cerebral Cortex • Frontal Lobe • Occipital Lobe • Blood Brain Barrier • Corpus Callosum • Limbic System/Mid Brain • Cerebellum • Amygdala • Serotonin, Dopamine • Brain Dominance: Right/Left Brain

  7. Sleep & Consciousness • REM Sleep • Circadian Rhythms • Narcolepsy • Insomnia

  8. Defense Mechanisms • Self Defense Mechanisms, • Rationalization, Identification with an Aggressor, Regression, Repression, Reaction Formation, Acting Out, Undoing, Sublimation, Intellectualization, Denial, Suppression, Isolation of Affect. • Self Efficacy: esteem • Somatoform Disorders (Conversion) • Dissociative Fugue, D.I.D.

  9. Psychological Disorders • DSM-V • Anxiety Disorders – Panic, Phobic, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder • Dissociative Disorders – Amnesia, Fugue, D.I.D. • Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Dysthmia, Mania • Schizophrenia – Catatonic, Paranoid, Undifferentiated

  10. Personality Disorders & Autism • Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic, Histrionic, Odd/Eccentric, • Borderline • Antisocial Personality Disorder/Sociopath/Psychopath • Avoidant

  11. Eating Disorders • Anorexia Nervosa • Bulimia Nervosa • Cachexia • Pica

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