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T/F The onset of a first depressive episode is getting earlier and earlier
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True; now around 24 years old
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What compromise did the Amish strike with the U.S. government about school?
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Only have to go to school up to grade 8 and can go to schools run by the Amish
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What did George Brown say depression was linked to?
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Quality of core social roles
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What is the dark side of the American dream?
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Overly concerned with collecting symbols of success
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What TV show had the subliminal message that beauty and fame are fleeting?
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Starlet
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What are the two classes of goals/aspirations in Kasser's framework?
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Extrinsic and intrinsic
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What are money, fame, and beauty related to (*hint: think controlling)?
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Money: rewardsFame: competitionBeauty: praise
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Who created the aspirations index (a questionnaire)?
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Kasser
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T/F Most studies have found that people rate intrinsic goals higher than extrinsic goals
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True (but there's still a normal distribution)
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What two things in Kasser's studies were related with positive well-being?
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Vitality and self-actualization
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What two negative aspects of health did Kasser look at in his study?
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Depression and physical symptoms
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What did not predict the well-being indicators in Kasser's study?
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The likelihood of achieving the goals;Problem is that people choose goals that don't satisfy...
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What might be a short-coming of Kasser's study?
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Uses self-report BUT in a 2nd study in which a psychiatrist evaluated the subjects' health,...
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T/F The results that Kasser found can be applied to other countries/cultures
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True; found the same thing in Germany and Korea
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What was the U.S. higher on than Germany?
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Extrinsic AND intrinsic goals (it's the relative BALANCE that predicts positive well-being)
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What were the two examples that Koestner gave about how people tend to focus on extrinsic goals...
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Cosmetic foot surgery and steroid use
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What percent of males use steroids in high school?
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5-8% (might be higher though since some kids might not have admitted it)
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What percent of women wear shows that are 1 or 2 sizes too small or narrow?
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90%
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On what did Carver and Baird focus?
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The reasons why a person aspires to have a particular goal
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What did Carver and Baird demonstrate?
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Although intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations are differently associated with well-being, the...
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What two things did Carver and Baird examine (hint: think aspirations)?
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Money and community
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What did Niemic, Ryan, and Deci find (in their study with recent university graduates)?
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Highly valuing a particular type of goal was predictive of attaining that goal
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T/F Traditional cultures do not necessarily get things right where mental health is concerned
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True (e.g., childhood marriages; corporal punishment)
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What does Kasser recommend?
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Make sure that your focus on extrinsic aspirations are moderate and outweighed by intrinsic...
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In Niemic, Ryan, and Deci's study, what were extrinsic goals predictive of?
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Ill-being (but NOT associated with a decrease in well-being)
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