Chapter 6
information-processing theory
encoding
storage
consolidation
retrieval
memory
short-term memory (STM)
displacement
chunking
rehearsal
working memory
maintenance rehearsal
elaborative rehearsal
long-term memory (LTM)
declarative memory
episodic memory
semantic memory
nondeclarative memory
priming
Chapter 10
Components of
motivation
intrinsic motivation
incentive
extrinsic motivation
drive-reduction theory
Chapter 14
Medical model of abnormal behavior and
other models and criteria
Criteria for abnormality
Etiology
Diagnosis
Prognosis
DSM IV
Concordance
Epedemiology
Role of culture in defining abnormal
behavior
DSM classification system
Causes and characteristics of
schizophrenia
Anorexia and bulimia
Rosenhan's study
Obsessions
Compulsions
Somatoform disorders
Conversion disorder
Mood disorders (bi-polar and unipolar)
Dissociative disorders
DID
Anti- Social Personality Disorder
Chapter 15
Behavior Therapy
Characteristics of Prescription Drug
Therapy
Biomedical Therapy
Two most common complaints of those
who seek therapy
Difference between a clinical
psychologist and a counseling psychologist
Characteristics and practice of
Psychoanalysis
Transference
Resistance
Free association
Humanistic Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Systematic desensitization
Anxiety hierarchies
Social skills training
Rational Emotive Therapy
Beck’s Cognitive Therapy
Psychopharmacotherapy
Classes of psychoactive drugs i.e. for
depression, anxiety, psychosis
Lithium
Diazepam
Chapter 16
Asch’s Study
Milgram’s Study
Zimbardo’s Prison Study
Attributions
Components of an Attitude\
Chapter 17