Psychology 2035A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Personal Unconscious, Unconscious Mind, Psychodynamics

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Kelly Barnes

Document Summary

Modern technology has provided us with an abundance to time-saving devices. Work follows people home = cutting back on sleep, as they attempt to juggle work, family and household responsibilities. Society suffers from an epidemic of sleep deprivation which can have negative effects on individual"s daytime functioning, mental and physical health. The basic challenge of modern life has become the search for meaning, a sense of. Paradox of progress : we have all these technological advances that save us time, money, and effort. But we still seem to not have enough time, money or effort we don"t really seem to be happier or healthier. The greatest challenge of modern life may be our search for meaning in life or a sense of direction. In desperation, people turn to many ineffective and/or self-destructive sources for enlightenment (e. g. , radio personalities, cults): cults use brainwashing and mind control to seduce outsiders, they participate in bizarre incidents to attract attention (example: mass suicide).