Psychology 101 Final Study Guide
How do social scientists study the impact of culture on behavior?
What are some of the ways in which culture affects behavior?
What is the impact of culture on an individual's identity or sense of self?
How does culture impact the meaning and measurement of intelligence?
From where to cultural practices originate?
What are some potential explanations for gender differences in aggression?
What are some reasons underlying prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination?
Describe Sigmund Freud's basic theory about personality and its development?
Who were some of Freud's most notable descendants?
In what ways did Freud's descendants dissent from Freud's basic theory?
What aspects characterize Humanist and Existential approaches to personality?
Despite the many contradictions that exist within the psychodynamic perspective, what is its value?
What are mental disorders, and how are 'official' mental disorders decided upon?
What are the major types of psychological disorders?
What kinds of treatments are advocated by practitioners who advocate the biological perspective? What are some shortcomings of this approach?
What kinds of treatments are offered by the learning and cognitive perspectives? What disorders are treated most effectively with these methods?
How is the social and cultural context important to psychotherapy?
What is the nature of psychodynamically-oriented therapy? How do the views of psychodynamic practitioners differ from practitioners who are biological, behavioral, or cognitive in their orientations?
Psychology 101 Final Study Guide
a set of values, beliefs, and attitudes shared by a community