HSC 526 Exam with correct answers

HSC 526 Exam with correct answers

Social Changes - ANSWER: ➡ changes in social patterns and institutions in society
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Many changes have resulted in a smaller, more interdependent world community.
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Technophobia - ANSWER: ➡ fear of technology o o oo o o o




Digital Divide - ANSWER: ➡ Many jobs require knowledge and use of technology
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On the go technology - ANSWER: ➡ cell phones and wireless handhelds
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Who leads the way on texting, emailing - ANSWER: ➡ Hispanics & African Americans
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Future population changes - ANSWER: ➡ -increase in # of people
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Effects of change - ANSWER: ➡ -tech, science & med advances
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Self-direction - ANSWER: ➡ the need to learn more about ourselves and our world as a means
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of directing our lives more effectively
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,Individualistic v collectivistic - ANSWER: ➡ Ind: individual gain is more important EX: US
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Coll: societal gain is more important EX: Japan
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How does access to technology impact these cultures?
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Positive psychology - ANSWER: ➡ umbrella term for the study of positive emotions, positive
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character traits, and positive actions that allow individuals and institutions to thrive
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Goals: Help students flourish, maximize the productivity of workers, and focus on the virtues
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that people possess (love, compassion, and the capacity for courage)
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Humanistic perspective - ANSWER: ➡ group of related theories and therapies that emphasize
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the values of human freedom and the uniqueness of the individual .
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Similarities between pos psych and humanistic - ANSWER: ➡ -Humanism and positive
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psychology both focus on the potential of health and fulfillment as well as vulnerabilities and
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maladjustments of individuals.
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-Positive psychology and humanism focus on personal growth rather than survival.
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The phenomenal self - ANSWER: ➡ the individual's overall self-concept available to
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awareness
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Rogers believed that how individuals see and interpret events determines how they respond
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to them.
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Positive regard - ANSWER: ➡ People need to feel accepted by others
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, Self-image - ANSWER: ➡ Your self concept that you develop from your childhood experiences
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with significant ppl
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Self-actualization - ANSWER: ➡ Fufilling our potential o o oo o o o




Maslow: you must meet basic needs and move up through the pyramid. self actualized people
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are elite and better functioning than everyone else
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Traits of self actualized people - ANSWER: ➡ Appreciation for everyday realities, greater
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acceptance of themselves and others, high creativity, and high resistance to conformity
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Maslow's hierachy of human needs - ANSWER: ➡ Self actualization, Esteem, Love/belonging,
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Safety, Physiological
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Human development and longitudinal studies - ANSWER: ➡ Certain personality traits remain
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stable such as intro/extro, anxiety and depression
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others fluctuate such as: self-esteem, self efficacy, and values
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Three phase cycle of personal growth - ANSWER: ➡ 1. Acknowledging the change: Things are
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different from you thought they were
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2. A sense of dissatisfaction: Unpleasant feelings such as anxiety, or feeling defensive
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3. Reorganizing our experience: Gratifying as you alter your behavior, come up with new ideas
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Human freedom - ANSWER: ➡ In the U.S., freedom is celebrated, yet it can make us anxious,
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lonely, and insecure. It can be overwhelming and make decisions hard.
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So, we need to learn how to relate and cooperate with others despite our desire for personal
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freedom
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