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What is the key characteristic of voluntary behavior?
What is the key characteristic of voluntary behavior?
- It is habitual and unconscious.
- It is unlearned and instinctual.
- It is under the direct control of the cerebral cortex. (correct)
- It is symbolic and expressed through body language.
Which type of behavior is typically characterized by the use of symbols and body language?
Which type of behavior is typically characterized by the use of symbols and body language?
- Habitual behavior
- Complex behavior
- Symbolic behavior (correct)
- Instinctive behavior
Which personality trait is associated with a balance of extrovert and introvert characteristics?
Which personality trait is associated with a balance of extrovert and introvert characteristics?
- Extroversion
- Ambiversion (correct)
- Introversion
- Neuroticism
Which personality trait is associated with individuals who are generally moody, sensitive, and anxious?
Which personality trait is associated with individuals who are generally moody, sensitive, and anxious?
What is the primary difference between involuntary and voluntary behavior?
What is the primary difference between involuntary and voluntary behavior?
What is the primary symptom of somatoform pain disorders?
What is the primary symptom of somatoform pain disorders?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of introverted individuals?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of introverted individuals?
What is the primary symptom of somatization disorder?
What is the primary symptom of somatization disorder?
Which of the following is a characteristic of brain pathology amnesia?
Which of the following is a characteristic of brain pathology amnesia?
What is the defining characteristic of psychogenic amnesia?
What is the defining characteristic of psychogenic amnesia?
Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with somatization disorder?
Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with somatization disorder?
Which of the following disorders is characterized by functional blindness, deafness, or paralysis without a physical cause?
Which of the following disorders is characterized by functional blindness, deafness, or paralysis without a physical cause?
What is the term used to describe the persistent fear of some objects or situations that present no actual danger?
What is the term used to describe the persistent fear of some objects or situations that present no actual danger?
Which of the following is NOT a type of phobia mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a type of phobia mentioned in the text?
What is the term used to describe the impulse to set fire?
What is the term used to describe the impulse to set fire?
Which of the following is a characteristic of asthenic disorders (neurasthenia)?
Which of the following is a characteristic of asthenic disorders (neurasthenia)?
Which of the following is NOT a mania mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a mania mentioned in the text?
What is the term used to describe the preoccupation with one's state of health or diseases, despite a lack of physical evidence?
What is the term used to describe the preoccupation with one's state of health or diseases, despite a lack of physical evidence?
What is the primary characteristic of development that shifts from ignorance?
What is the primary characteristic of development that shifts from ignorance?
Which stage of human life span occurs between the ages of 40 and 60 years?
Which stage of human life span occurs between the ages of 40 and 60 years?
What is the term used to describe tasks that arise at specific periods in an individual's life and whose successful achievement leads to happiness and success with later tasks?
What is the term used to describe tasks that arise at specific periods in an individual's life and whose successful achievement leads to happiness and success with later tasks?
Which stage of human life span precedes Early Adulthood?
Which stage of human life span precedes Early Adulthood?
What is the term used to describe the period from conception to birth?
What is the term used to describe the period from conception to birth?
What is the primary focus of the text?
What is the primary focus of the text?
Which of the following statements is true about the early years of life?
Which of the following statements is true about the early years of life?
What is the primary difference between maturation and learning as described in the text?
What is the primary difference between maturation and learning as described in the text?
Which of the following statements is true about the interrelationship between maturation and learning?
Which of the following statements is true about the interrelationship between maturation and learning?
Which of the following statements is true about individual differences in development, according to the text?
Which of the following statements is true about individual differences in development, according to the text?
What is the significance of development following a predictable pattern, according to the text?
What is the significance of development following a predictable pattern, according to the text?
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Development
Development
Progressive changes leading to maturity, influenced by genetics and learning.
Maturation
Maturation
Growth primarily determined by genetic factors.
Learning
Learning
Changes resulting from exercise, experience, and effort.
Habitual Behavior
Habitual Behavior
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Instinctive Behavior
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Symbolic Behavior
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Complex Behavior
Complex Behavior
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Extroversion
Extroversion
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Introversion
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Ambiversion
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Neuroticism
Neuroticism
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Somatization Disorder
Somatization Disorder
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Conversion Disorders
Conversion Disorders
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Somatoform Pain Disorders
Somatoform Pain Disorders
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Amnesia
Amnesia
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Brain Pathology Amnesia
Brain Pathology Amnesia
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Psychogenic Amnesia
Psychogenic Amnesia
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Kleptomania
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Megalomania
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Pyromania
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Suicidal Mania
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Asthenic Disorders
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Phobic Disorders
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Acrophobia
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Agoraphobia
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Somatoform Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
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Prenatal Period
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Infancy
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Human Behavior and Victimization
Development
- Defined as a progressive series of changes leading to maturity
- Early foundation (first two years of life) is critical for physical and emotional development
- Maturation and learning play important roles in development
- Maturation is growth determined primarily by genetic factors, while learning comes from exercise and effort
- Three facts emerge from the interrelationship of maturation and learning:
- Variation is possible due to human capability for learning
- Maturation sets limits beyond which progress is possible, even with favorable learning methods and motivation
- There is a definite timetable for learning
Classifications of Human Behavior
- Habitual behavior: motorized behavior, usually manifested in language and emotion
- Instinctive behavior: generally unlearned, instinctual behaviors, such as survival instincts
- Symbolic behavior: behaviors carried out through unsaid words and body signs
- Complex behavior: combines two or more of the above classifications
Personality Traits Affecting Human Behavior
- Extroversion: characterized by interests directed toward the external environment, people, and things
- Introversion: characterized by direction of interest toward oneself and one's inner world of experiences
- Ambiversion: a balance of extrovert and introvert characteristics
- Neuroticism: persons high in neuroticism react intensely and are generally moody, touchy, depressed, sensitive, and anxious or nervous
Somatization Disorder
- An intensely and chronically uncomfortable condition, indirectly creating a high risk of medical complications
- Characterized by chronic and recurrent aches, pains, fever, tiredness, and other symptoms of bodily illness
Conversion Disorders and Somatoform Pain Disorders
- Conversion disorders: somatoform disorders characterized by serious somatic symptoms (e.g., functional blindness, deafness, paralysis) without any physical cause
- Somatoform pain disorders: somatoform disorders characterized by chronic pain without any physical cause
Dissociative Disorders
- Response to obvious stress characterized by:
- Amnesia: partial or total inability to recall or identify past experiences
- Brain pathology amnesia: total loss of memory that cannot be retrieved by simple means
- Psychogenic amnesia: failure to recall stored information, still beneath the level of consciousness but "forgotten material"
Types of Dissociative Disorders
- Kleptomania: the impulse to steal
- Megalomania: the impulse for fame or power
- Pyromania: the impulse to set fire
- Suicidal mania: the impulse to take one's life
Anxiety Disorders
- Asthenic Disorders (Neurasthenia): characterized by chronic mental and physical fatigue and various aches and pains
- Phobic Disorders: characterized by persistent and unrealistic fear of specific objects or situations
- Types of Phobias:
- Acrophobia: fear of high places
- Agoraphobia: fear of open spaces and market places
- Malgophobia: fear of pain
- Astraphobia: fear of storms, thunder, and lightning
- Gynophobia: fear of dogs
- Claustrophobia: fear of closed places
- Hematophobia: fear of blood
- Mysophobia: fear of contamination or germs
- Monophobia: fear of being alone
- Nyctophobia: fear of darkness
- Ochlophobia: fear of crowds
- Hydrophobia: fear of water
- Pathophobia: fear of disease
- Pyrophobia: fear of fire
- Syphilophobia: fear of syphilis
- Zoophobia: fear of animals or some particular animals
Somatoform Disorders
- Complains of bodily symptoms that suggest the presence of a physical problem but no organic basis can be found
- Preoccupation with one's state of health or diseases
Stages of Human Life Span
- Prenatal period: conception to birth (0-9 months)
- Infancy: birth to the end of the second week
- Babyhood: end of the second week to the end of the second year
- Early Childhood: two to six years
- Late Childhood: six to ten or twelve years
- Puberty or Pre-Adolescence: ten or twelve to 13 or 14 years
- Adolescence: 13 or 14 to 18 years
- Early Adulthood: 18 to 40 years
- Middle Age: 40 to 60 years
- Old Age or Senescence: 60 to death
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