Assignment 11 - Test
Asch's conformity experiment
Showed that people can be influenced rather easily
Milgram Experiment
Showed that people will obey authority even when the results will harm someone
Benefit of being diagnosed correctly
A person can get the right type of treatment or medication he/she needs
Altruistic view of compliments
Accepting a compliment at face value
Confederate
An accomplice
Two most common disorders in the United States
Anxiety and depression
Traits of leaders
Aptitude, responsibility, competency
Altruism
Being completely selfless and yet wanting nothing in return
How therapy was different in the early 1900s
Categories for diagnosing disorders were less clear and only the rich could afford to pay for therapy
Axis I of the DSM
Clinical and mental disorders
Cynical
Distrusting or pessimistic
What changing views on epilepsy and abnormal behavior shows
Epileptics are more accepted today than they were in the past. Epileptics have problems related to neurology and not their minds. People view epileptics as normal and not demonically possessed.
Freud's method of therapy
Explores the unconscious, free association, cathartic experiences
What can be learned from the Bay of Pigs incident
If you don't speak your opinion against bad ideas, sometimes awful results can happen. Don't be afraid to voice an opinion that may be different from the leader. It's normal for people to feel uncomfortable about disagreeing with a leader.
Five axes of the DSM
Major categories that a mental health professional will use to assess a person
Axis III of the DSM
Medical conditions and physical disorders
Disorder
Mental health disturbance
Conformity
People change their behavior because of social influence
What the 1992 Los Angeles riots were an example of
People's behavior being influenced by others
Who can appropriately use the DSM
Psychiatrists and mental health professionals
Idiosyncrasies
Specific behaviors or mannerisms that are peculiar to just one person
Diffusion of responsibility
When lots of people are present and volunteer help is needed, and no one is quick to offer their assistance
When people are most likely to be obedient to rules
When the rules are set up by people in authority
Obedience
When you follow laws and other rules that authorities make
