EFB312 Lecture Notes - Hypothalamus
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No change: subjects are given either epinephrine or placebo, not informed/ misinformed of the effects (cid:224)put in room with confederate who pretended to be feeling euphoric or anxious from the same injection, when given epinephrine most interpreted their internal feelings from the situation the confederate"s apparent reaction, not so with placebo. Took drugs as a result of underlying disorder and/or drug precipitated psychotic reaction : becker asserts that with a second culture (a drug culture) available, one may be faced with competing definitions about what is happening within his/her subjective experience, according to becker, for mechanism for preventing psychosis to work: need 3 conditions; The cognitive component: highly personal and subjective, psychologist rely on verbal reports, people"s cognitive appraisals of events in their lives are key determinants and aspects of the emotion they experience, modern focus on positive emotions and resilience, main focus: seeing things in a positive or negative manner.
