GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY – EXAM 2 REVIEW GUIDE

Chapters 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

CONSCIOUSNESS: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs – Chapter 4

Consciousness

Sleep deprivation (causes and symptoms)

Melatonin (When is it produced, how does it affect sleep?)

Sleep hygiene tips

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION – Chapter 9

Maslow’s Heirarchy

Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation

Instincts

Drive Reduction Theory

Need for Achievement

Need for Affiliation

Need for Power

Arousal Approach (stimulus motive, sensation seeker)

Incentives
Body Image

Culturally defined ideals (thin/muscular)

Eating disorder myths

Emotional doctor vs emotional hypochondriac

Physical arousal, behavior, cognitive interpretation

Amygdala

7 basic emotions with universal facial expression

Cultural display rules

SEXUALITY AND GENDER – Chapter 10

LGBTQI

Sex vs Gender

Intersex

Transgender

Kinsey’s scale
Gender Role Development

Sociobiological Perspective

Social Learning Theory

Gender Schema Theory

Gender stereotypes

Androgyny

STRESS AND HEALTH – Chapter 11

Distress

Eustress

Problem Focused Coping

Emotion Focused Coping

PTSD

Personality Types – Type A, B, C, Hardy

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY – Chapter 12

Conformity

Group Polarization

Groupthink

Compliance

Foot in the door

Door in the Face

Norm of Reciprocity

Lowballing

That’s not all

Obedience

Milgram Study

Attitudes

Affective Component

Behavioral Component

Cognitive Component

Cognitive Dissonance

3 ways to lessen cognitive dissonance

Attribution

Situational

Dispositional

Fundamental Attribution Error

Prejudice

Discrimination

Aggression

Prosocial Behavior

Altruism

Bystander Effect

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS – Chapter 14

Psychopathology

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Major Depression

Bipolar Disorder

Schizophrenia

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)