HSP3U 3.1 Psychology Definitions

(a)   Psychology: symbolism and human psyche, focuses on the quest for psychological wholeness

According to Jung, these are images, objects or themes connected to a concept, such as something that could represent failure

(a)  

Cognition is...

• The set of all mental abilities: attention, concentration, knowledge, memory, etc.

• The set of all mental skills related to thinking and imagination

• The work it takes to remember something

• The set of cogs that keeps the mind intact

A response to a stimulus that has been created (not naturally occurring) is called a (a)   response

A (a)   that has been paired with a response (not naturally occurring)

Classical conditioning is...

• Pairing an unconditioned stimulus to a desired response, such as a bell and arriving at class on time

• “Talk therapy” gets people to understand themselves through guided discussions about themselves

• Learned behaviour to achieve or avoid consequences, such as blowing on hot food to not burn your mouth

A _____ ______ is a natural or unconditioned response to a stimulus  

(a)  

An unconditioned stimulus is...

• A response that naturally occurs when stimulus is presented

• A natural or unconditioned stimulus that gets a response

• A stimulus that gets a response after several hours of training

Maslow called this term the reaching of the potential self, to live a fulfilling and meaningful life

(a)  

Which of the following would fit the description of a neurotic disorder.

• Anxiety

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Phobias

• All of these fit the description of a neurotic disorder