STUDY GUIDE FOR

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

ONLINE COURSE- CHAPTERS 13, 14, 16, 17, 18

CHAPTER 13 - MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

• Motivation

• Model of Motivation

• Types of Motives

• Homeostasis

• Hypoglycemia

• Hypothalamus

• Set point

• Obesity

• Bulimia

• Anorexia Nervosa

• Inverted U function

• Yerkes-Dodson Law

• Opponent-Process Theory

• Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation

• Emotion

• Polygraph

• James-Lange Theory

• Cannon-Bard Theory

• Schachter's Cognitive Theory of Emotion

• Emotional Intelligence

• Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love

CHAPTER 14 - GENDER AND SEXUALITY

• Primary and Secondary Sexual Characteristics

• Gender Role Socialization/Gender Roles

• Androgyny

• Masturbation

• Homosexuality

• Heterosexuality

• Homophobia

• Heterosexism

• Double standard

• STD's

CHAPTER 16 - HEALTH, STRESS, AND COPING

• Health Psychology

• Disease-Prone Personality

• Wellness

• Stress

• Problem-focused Coping

• Emotion-focused Coping

• Scapegoating

• Conflict

• Types of Conflict

• Learned Helplessness

• Biofeedback

• Type A/Type B Personalities

• GAS

CHAPTER 17 - PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

• Subjective Discomfort

• Statistical abnormality

• Social nonconformity

• situational context

• Cultural relativity

• Psychiatric labeling

• DSM-IV

• The various disorders

CHAPTER 18 - THERAPIES

• Psychotherapy

• Trepanning

• Demonology

• Exorcism

• Group Therapy

• Psychodrama

• Family Therapy

• Basic Counseling Skills

• Community Mental Health Centers

Remember, folks that your exam will not be online until Monday, November 26th for the 6:00 p.m. class meeting. On this last class meeting we take the exam, turn in your items for the Child Advocacy Center and complete an evaluation. As you can see, I have eliminated chapters 19, 20, and Appendix A from the exam.