Psychology 201 Exam III Study Guide
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Know what is meant by prenatal nutrition
Know what teratogens are
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Know that fathers play a role in prenatal development
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Know the stage theories associated with Erikson, Piaget and Vygotsky
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Know that there is little agreement about the trait/state nature of personality
Know what is meant by Psychodynamic theory of personality
Understand Freud’s Id, Ego and Superego
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Understand what Jung meant by universal archetypes
Understand Horney’s concept of neuroticism v. well adjusted
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Understand Bandura’s concept of social learning in personality
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Know that measuring involves both objective and subjective tests (both have strengths)
Understand that there are different kinds of stress both in type, source and level
Understand the difference between internal and external loci of control
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Know what is meant by resilience and hardiness
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Understand that there is a connection between stress and physical health
Know that there is a wellness continuum and we’re always changing our place on it
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Understand the difference between the biomedical model and biopsychosocial model
Know why health care costs represent a growing portion of our GDP
Understand some of the reasons why people engage in unhealthy behavior
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Understand how we determine/treat a mental illness and how this has changed over the
years
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Know the 3 theories (Bio, Psycho, Cog.) that explain how mental illness arises
Know what manic, depressive, anxiety and personality disorders are (how they are
characterized)
Know the different kinds of therapies designed to treat mental illness (psychoanalytic,
nondirectional, gestalt, behavioral and cognitive as well as pharmacology and surgery)
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Understand primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
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Know treatment alternatives to institutionalization
Understand that there are significant cultural issues associated with proper treatment
Know the role and function of social psychologists
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Know the role and function of I/O psychologists