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This is the acute (immediate) response to stress (it uses electrical signals). Higher brain areas (cortex) detect and perceive something as a stressor,

The scientific study of the ways in which the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of one individual are influenced by the real, imagined, or inferred beh

Understand others have different perspectives from their own. No longer believe they are the center of the universe. Self descriptions of 4th grade chi

Puberty: all the hormonal and physical changes that contribute to sexual maturity. Takes on an average of five years and today is typically an early te

There are 3 headings and each theory falls under one of them: Non-directive: democratic discipline, choice theory and positive behaviour. Leadership th

Five basic research strategies: experimental, non-experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, and descriptive: descriptive research typically invo

Five basic research strategies: experimental, non-experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, and descriptive. The correlational strategy does not

Five basic research strategies: experimental, non-experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, and descriptive. A researcher can often devise a res

The defining characteristic of a between-subjects experiment is that it requires separate but equivalent groups of participants for the different treat

Psychodynamic: sigmund freud: personality is an individual"s unique thoughts, feelings and behavior that persist over time and different situations, pe

The intentional presentation of misinformation about a study to its participants. The most common form of active deception is misleading participants a

The approach of investigating large groups of people in order to find general laws of behaviour that apply to everyone. Nomos= laws in ancient greek; t

Conformity = a change in behaviour due to presence of others where there is no direct request to comply. N. b. this is different from obedience (next s

Psychoanalytic; dream analysis; free association; structure of personality; stages of development; defense mechanisms. Left frontal lobe; if broca"s is

Unconditioned stimulus (ucs) a stimulus that automatically elicits a response. (like food) Unconditioned response (ucr) a response to an unconditioned

During this period, the rights of people with mental illness dominated: neoconservative era, from 1980 to present: a reaction to the liberal reforms of

Placed human infants into stranger situations in order to examine attachment to parents. When 1-year-old infants were left in the care of a stranger, t

Developmental psychopathology is the study of how disorders arise and change with time. In general, childhood is associated with significant developmen

Causes and treatment of substance-related disorders (chapter 10) Alcoholism has been demonstrated to have a genetic component, especially among men. Se

Onset early, poor prognosis. : eugen bleuler, a swiss psychiatrist. First to introduce the term schizophrenia; a term derived from the greek words for

Knowledge of whether the client is male or female can influence whether a client receives one personality disorder diagnosis over another. For example,

Death rate for eating disorders is highest for any psychological disorder, including depression. 20% of people w/anorexia nervosa die as a result of th

No identifiable medical condition causing the physical complaints: hypochondriasis refers to physical complaints without a clear cause, and partic ular

Anxiety, fear, and panic: anxiety - mood state characterized by tension, apprehension of future danger or misfortune. In humans, anxiety may be express