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EXAM 4 REVIEW

 

Remember to bring a number 2 pencil and a scantron answer sheet. 

 

You will be responsible for the material presented in the chapters as well as material presented in class (lectures and films) including (but not limited to) the following:

 

Development

                -Piaget's theory

                    -schemas--assimilation & accommodation

          -Sensorimotor stage--reflexes, object permanence

           -Preoperational stage--representations, limitations in thinking (e.g., conservation  
            tasks, appearance versus reality, animism, egocentrism)

            -Concrete Operations--abilities and limitations

            -Formal Operations--abilities and limitations (e.g., adolescent egocentrism)

Attachment
                      - Signs of attachment

           - assessing attachment

            -types of attachment (secure, anxious/avoidant, anxious/resistant, disorganized)

                       -research implications

            -parenting and environment

            -cross-cultural findings

Temperament

            -Thomas and Chess's categories

            -Elements of definitions

            -Dimensions

            -Goodness of fit

            -Crockenburg study

            -Kagan's uninhibited and inhibited types

            -SANDSS study

            -Asendorpf's categories of shyness

            -Behavioral flexibility

            -Culture (developmental outcomes of shyness in Sweden and China)

Parenting

          -Authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, neglecting

           -Impact of culture

            -criticisms of model

Stress

            -Life changes

            -Daily stress (hassles, frustration, pressure, conflicts)

            -Sympathetic NS and release of cortisol

            -Stress, the immune system, and disease (cancer and cardiovascular disease)

            -Personality and stress (Type A, hardiness)

            -Coping (emotion-focused versus problem-focused techniques)

            -Resources to manage stress

Other Concerns of Health Psychologists

           -Smoking

            -Binge Drinking

            -Chronic Pain

 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  Remember I am happy to set up a time to meet to review the material and answer questions if my office hours are not convenient for you.

 

GOOD LUCK STUDYING!