SOCPSY 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bipolar Disorder, Cognitive Flexibility, Divergent Thinking

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 2B03
• Professor: Tara Marshall

Document Summary

**what are implementation intentions: planning the when, where and how of pursuing goals. **conscientiousness is strongly related to goal commitment and progress. Creativity and mental iii-health: creativity -> psychopathology, artists with poor mental health, higher rate of mood disorders , bipolar disorder (mania and depression) - elevated suicide rates. I"ve made some really good friends. : charitable side of quilting, donated quilts to a charity that provided them for ill children, helps to fulfill generativity goals (meaning and purpose) You could see in [the child"s] face they were so delighted that does make you feel good because you think i"ve done something that makes a difference to other people. Method: compared swb to people who attending weekly singing or non-singing (creative writing crafts classes, social interaction in non-singing classes but no shared collaborative goals, collected data at beginning, middle and end of 7-month period.