PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Common Cold, Quartile, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
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Finishing up prosocial behavior: altruism and empathy. People feel purely altruistic when they are motivated to help by empathy for another. Empathy: the ability to put oneself in the psychological frame of reference of another person. Empathy-altruism theory: perception that someone needs help. Participants observe elaine complete a task and get shocks. Elaine becomes upset by experimental treatment after 2 shocks, but says she will continue. Participants are asked to take elai(cid:374)e"s pla(cid:272)e. The response to a demanding situation: a stressor. Degree to which people have to change and readjust their lives in response to an external event. Both good and bad things can cause significant stress. Host of physiological responses in the body caused by physical or psychological stressors. Occur through two main pathways: nerves. Regulates activity of the visceral organs: aka visceral nervous system. 3 branches: sympathetic nervous system, parasympathetic nervous system, enteric nervous system. Mobilizes the body in response to stress.
