Class Notes for Psychology at Acadia University

PSYC3025 Chapter 5 Dissociative Disorders 11042017 7:57:00 AM Pathological Dissociation: (5 main experiences) Amnesia: absence of memory for a specific period of time Depersonalisation: change in the individuals sense of h...

Lecture 11 Evolution Functions of behaviours what purpose do these behaviours serve? ( not a conscious aspect) Why we act the way that we do why did we initially evolve to act a certain way? ...

Lecture 8 Conformity: A change in behavior or belief due to group pressure - Sherif o Studied the formation of norms Norms are an unspoken rule of what is appropriate in a given si...

Lecture 3 Selfesteem: Our overall feelings or evaluation of ourselves Attributions for successfailure: When something is a success, we tend to make internal attributions but if we fail we are more likely to make external a...

Lecture 10 Group Influence Sometimes having others around, especially if they are doing the same sorts of activities, can help our performance of those activities Social facilitation We will...

Lecture 5 Errors and biases Biases are often useful and can help us access information very quickly, but sometimes biases can be taken too far Errors and biases can enhance our sense of self control Selfefficacy: Believi...

Lecture 13 Altruism Social exchange theory We always weigh the costs and benefits we will only be altruistic if the benefits to ourselves outweigh the costs this is hard to disprove because there always seems to be some so...

Lecture 1 What is Social Psychology? - The scientific study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another - The scientific study of the ways in which most individuals are affected by their so...

Lecture 14 Liking How to foster liking Be available: Proximity we tend to like those we spend time with, so be near the other person, be present. How often your paths tend to cross each other influences the chances that tw...

Part 4 Suicide Highest rate of suicide is 65+ Males are more successful at committing suicide than females o Men tend to use more lethal methods Females attempt suicide more often than males ...

Part 1 Mostly Review of Intro Freud and EgoPsychology Emphasized influence of the ego in defining behavior Defense Mechanisms: Activated when ego fails to mediate conflict between id and superego anxiety Results in: Displa...

Part 2: Generalized Anxiety disorder Excessive uncontrollable anxious apprehension and worry about everyday events Somatic symptoms differ from panic disorder muscle tension, fatigue, irritabil...

Part 3: Dissociative Disorders Involve severe alterations or detachments in identity, memory or consciousness. Variations of normal depersonalization and derealization experiences Depersonalization Distortion in percept...

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PSYC 2113 Lecture Notes April 2 nd - Sociotropy: a personality trait that has a strong investment in interpersonal relationships - Its a characteristic we all have but it can be maladaptive ...

pe rm a ch ar ts MT Spinal Cord 2nd EDITION Figure ...

p e rm a ch a rts MT Nervous System 2nd EDITION Fi...

p er m a ch a rts MT NNervous System Disorders 2nd EDITION ...

permacharts MT Abnormal Psychology 2nd EDITION INTRODUCTION ...

permacharts MT College Psychology College Psychology 2nd EDITION ...

permacharts TM Developmental Psychologyy 2nd EDITION INFANCY ...