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Psych Midterm

this one SHOULD be easier, I dunno...

TermDefinition
Reactive attachment disorder Serious problem with emotional attachment to others
Nature-nurture debate How much genetic factors and enviromental factors contribute to human development
Developmental psycology Study of personal development from prenatal to old age
Prenatal period Conception to birth
FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Maturation Genetically programmed developmental changes
Developmental norms Average age for preforming various skills
Self-concept How we see or describe ourselves
Rorschach Inkblot personality test
Temperament Long-lasting mood and emotional behaviors influenced by genetics
Separation anxiety Infant distress when parent leaves
Rationalization Covering up true reasons for some action
Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, formal Piaget
Psychosexual stages Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Psychosocial stages Erickson
Social cognitive theory Environmental, cognitive, and behavior
Vulnerability Difficulties that make children at risk later
Resistance Factors that compensate for stress
Gender identity Person's feelings about being male or female
Gender roles Social expectations of behaviors of "males" and "females"
Adolescence Ages 12-18
Puberty Significant biological changes ages 9-17
Prefrontal Cortex Executive officer of the brain
Moral reasoning development Kohlberg
Authoritarian parents Control based on an absolute standard
Self-esteem How much we like and value ourselves
Personality A combination of behaviors that typify how we react to people and situations
Evolutionary psychology theory Gender differences evolved from early man
Social role theory Influence of social processes on how we use information
Triangular theory of love Passion, intimacy, commitment
Aging concept Genes and proteins causing random damage to organs
Menopause Hormonal changes in women ages 35-60
Trait theory of personality OCEAN
Psyhcodynamic theory Importance of early childhood and repressed thoughts
Unconscious Repressed wishes, desires, thoughts
Freudian slips Thought to reflect unconscious thoughts or wishes
Id Sex and aggression
Ego Settles conflicts between the id and the superego
Superego Moral guardian, conscience
Anxiety Conflicts between the id and the superego
Defense mechanisms Protects the ego
Fixation Locked in a psychosexual stage
Oedipus complex Competition with same-sex parent
Penis envy Loss felt by girls that makes them turn against mother
Collective unconscious Carl Jung
Individual psychology Adler
Child-parent social interactions Horney
Humanistic theory Carl rogers
Unconditional positive regard Valued by others despite disappointments
Hierarchy of needs Maslow
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