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Psy 301 Itp 2nd Term
Psy 301 Itp 2nd Term
Psy 301 Itp 2nd Term
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
LOWBALL TECHNIQUE
The scientific study of how a person’s behavior
thoughts and feelings are influenced by the real, imagined or Getting a commitment from a person and then
implies presence of others. raising the cost of that commitment
Also looks at behavior and mental processes but THAT’S NOT-ALL TECHNIQUE
includes social worlds in which we exist
The persuader makes an offer and then adds
SOCIAL INFLUENCE something extra to make the offer look better
before target person make a decision
The process through which the real or implied
presence of others can directly or indirectly OBEDIENCE
influence the thoughts, feelings, and behavior of an
individual. Changing one’s behavior at the command of an
authority figure
CONFORMITY
GROUP POLARIZATION
Changing one’s own behavior to more closely
match the actions of others. Tendency for a member involved in a group
discussion to take somewhat more extreme
Cross-cultural research has found that collectivist positions and suggest riskier actions when
cultures show more conformity than individualistic compared to individuals who have not participated
cultures in a group discussion.
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CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
MESSAGE
The message should be cleared and well organized Relationship between people that are characterized
it is usually more effective to present both sides of an by loving, caring, commitment and intimacy.
argument to an audience that has not yet committed to one
INITIAL ATTRACTION
side or another.
INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION
TARGET AUDIENCE
People who are in the young adult stage of the late Strength of our liking or loving for another person.
teens to mid-20s are more susceptible to persuasion than are PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS
older people.
People are strongly influenced by this in terms of
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE choosing their partners
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More attractive and seem to have a good genes for PROXIMITY LIKING
reproduction
Being around another person increase liking
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERCEIVED
ATTRACTIVENESS MERE EXPOSURE
EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS
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Feelings and actions that keep partners working Britain’s long-married couple
together to maintain the relationship
INTRODUCTION TO
OTHER ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
CONCERN
SELF- Goals are met Goals are NOT met ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
CONCERN
GOALS ARE SECURE AVOIDANT A psychological dysfunction within an individual
MET ATTACHMENT ATTACHMENT associated with distress or impairment in
functioning and a response that is not typical or
Healthy feelings Healthy feelings
about the self and about the self but culturally expected.
about important fears about
others connecting with
5 D’S OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
others
GOALS ARE ANXIOUS/ FEARFUL DEVIANCE
NOT MET AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT
A typical or not culturally expected
Desires to reach out Relationships with Something is considered abnormal because it
to others but also others are poor but occurs infrequently; it deviates from the average; or
anxious about the so is the self-concept it defies social norms
self
DISTRESS
DANGER
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SUPERNATURAL MODEL
SEX-RATIO BIOLOGICAL MODEL
PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
Percentage of males and females who have the
disorder THE SUPERNATURAL TRADITION
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Great Persian Empire from 900 to 600 BC, all EMOTION CONTAGION
physical and mental disorders were considered the
work of the devil The experience of an emotion seems to spread to
those around us (mob psychology)
People turned to magic and sorcery
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
BIZARRE BEHAVIOR of people with psychological
disorders was seen as the work of the devil and witches ASSESSING CLINICAL DISORDERS
Religious rituals were performed in an effort to rid The systematic evaluation and measurement of
the victim of evil spirits psychological, biological, and social factors in an
individual presenting with a possible psychological
Shaving the pattern of a cross in the hair of the victim’s disorder.
head; securing sufferers to a wall near the front of a church
DIAGNOSIS
STRESS AND MELANCHOLY
The process of determining whether the particular
ENLIGHTENED VIEW problem afflicting the individual meets all criteria
for a psychological disorder, as set forth in the
Insanity was a natural phenomenon caused by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
mental or emotional stress – it was curable Disorders, or DSM-5
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY ASSESSING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: KEY
Were recognized as illnesses, although despair and CONCEPTS
lethargy were often identified with the sin of
Concepts of Reliability, Validity, and
acedia, or sloth
Standardization shall be reserved for Psychological
Treatment: rest, sleep, and a healthy and happy Testing/Assessment
environment; baths, ointments, and potions.
CLINICAL INTERVIEW
Neighbors took turns in caring for them
Clinical interview is the core of most clinical
TREATMENTS FOR POSSESSIONS work.
It gathers information on current and past
The sufferer is largely responsible for the disorder behavior, attitudes, and emotions, as well as a
detailed history of the individual’s life in general
POSSESSION
and of the presenting problem.
Is not always connected with sin but may be seen Mental Status Examination
as involuntary and the possessed individual as
MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION (MSE)
blameless.
If exorcism fails authorities do steps in making the body Is the psychological equivalent of a physical exam
inhabitable by evil spirits that describes the mental state and behaviors of
the person being seen. It includes both objective
Confinement, beatings, and forms of torture observations of the clinician and subjective
descriptions given by the patient.
MASS HYSTERIA
SAINT VITUS’ DANCE/ TARANTISM The MSE provides information for diagnosis
and assessment of disorder and response to
Whole groups of people simultaneously run out in treatment.
the streets, dance, shout, rave, and jump around in A Mental Status Exam provides a snap shot at a
patterns as if they were at a particularly wild party point in time
late at night If another provider sees your patient it allows
them to determine if the patients status has
Possession, insect bites changed without previously seeing the patient
Modern term: mass hysteria
MSE COMPONENTS
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Appearance
Behavior
Attitude
Level of Consciousness
Orientation
Speech and Language
Mood
Affect
Thought process
Thought content
Suicidality and Homicidality
Insight/Judgment
Attention Span
Memory
Intellectual Functioning
INTERNAL VALIDITY
EXTERNAL VALIDITY
RESEARCH DESIGN
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