Anna Freud’s Perspective in Psychology Elisabeth Jones Psychology 310 March 30‚ 2012 Katrina Ramos Anna Freud’s Perspective in Psychology There were many important women contributors in psychology. Anna Freud made huge strides in psychoanalysis with an emphasis on child development. Although her first career was not in psychology her occupation as a schoolteacher brought new ideas in child psychiatry. Because she had such a diverse background this led creative research and
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Part 1: 1. Researchers at University of Cincinnati have found a link between lightning and headaches that could help those who suffer from headaches. The researchers asked the participants to record their headache activity in a journal daily for 3 to 6 months. On the days the lightning struck 31% of the participations recorded an increase in headaches. 2. The sample population is 100 people who suffer from extreme headaches living in Ohio and Missouri. The mean age for the research was 44 and
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Superhero: Primo-senso-cortexatron Base: The front of the parietal lobes in Brainyville Mission: To give feeling to the citizens of Brainyville Primo-senso-cortexatron‚ named SENSO for short‚ lives and protects the area in front of the parietal lobes‚ near his good friend the master of all things motor. He is closely knit with passion and love hence his red skin color. SENSO hears‚ feels‚ and records incoming and touch-related sensations all through his muscular physique‚ large ears‚ large
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CBT: When you know better‚ you do better! Chaos: If you run your life controlled by your feelings. Feelings 1st —Behavior 2nd —Belief 3rd ---Thoughts 4th Effective Living: Run your life controlling your thoughts. Thoughts 1st ---Belief 2nd ---Behavior 3rd ---Feelings 4th BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT Take medication as prescribed (if you are) Have a reinforcement team member(s) Balanced eating Regular sleeping Regular exercise Take care of physical health Avoid substance abuse
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Assume that plant weight is determined by a pair of alleles at each of two independently assorting loci (A and a‚ B and b) that are additive in their effects. Further assume that each allele represented by an uppercase letter contributes 4 g to weight and that each allele represented by a lowercase letter contributes 1 g to weight. If a plant with genotype AA BB is crossed with a plant with genotype aa bb‚ what weights are expected in the F1 progeny? A. 1 g B. 4 g C. 8 g ****D. 10 g Phenotypic
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Professor Cortez believes that development is largely due to nature. Professor Cortez would argue that A) early intervention is of supreme importance for economically at-risk children. B) environmental factors have a greater impact on development than genetic factors. C) offering high-quality stimulation in infancy and toddlerhood is vital for favorable development. D) providing experiences aimed at promoting change is of little value. A strength of __________ is that it reflects participants’
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AP Psychology Summer Vocabulary 1. Absolute Threshold – The minimum amount of energy required for a sensory experience to be produced. 2. Accommodation – In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development‚ the process of changing existing schemas when new information cannot be assimilated. 3. Action Potential – The nerve impulse that travels down the axon and triggers the release of neurotransmitters into a synapse. 4. Afterimage Effect – A sensory experience that continues in the absence of the stimulus
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Work • Motivation is the need or desire that energizes behavior and directs it toward a goal. • Perspectives on Motivation • There are four perspectives scientists have when looking at motivation including: • Instinct theory • Drive reduction theory • External/Arousal theory • Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs • Instincts and Evolutionary Psychology • To be an instinct‚ a complex behavior must have a fixed pattern throughout a species and be unlearned
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Whether it’s watching the girls on America’s Next Top Model fighting and screaming at each other or if it’s brutally murdered victims on CSI‚ violence finds its way into almost any TV show. As the crime rates and arrests increase many researchers and parents are beginning to believe that violent crimes are caused from watching violence on television. But is there a way to prove that? The New City research team has designed a correlational study to test whether the public statement from the New
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1. Kent and Jebreel both ask Danielle out on a date. Kent is very attractive and a lot of fun to be with‚ but he’s also employed. Jebreel is older than Kent‚ has a secure job‚ and owns his own home; however‚ Jebreel is quite unattractive and not very much fun. Daniel chooses to go out with Jebreel instead of Kent. The ______ theory of motivation would best predict Daniel’s choice. Concept tested: Theory’s of motivation Page 399: Instinct theory is motivation based off of inherent automatic
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