PSYC18H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cognitive Psychology, Homeostasis
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Psychodynamic: particular relationships (you forgot birthday, to call). Particular stimulus is invoking a role (a prescription) that you had to do and you may lose a person"s love. Anxiety and guilt are part of life. Accept it rather than letting it paralyze you. When put ontologically it changes the nature of it so it doesn"t paralyze us. As a consequence to anxiety or guilt you can be wrapped up in a subject matter (sexual guilt). Guilt related to norms of their culture, which are arbitrary. You can feel guilty and the next time you can feel guilty. Instead of being defensive, feeling guilty is a type of defense. refuge. Guilt can be a lifestyle (feeling sorry for yourself so you care for yourself and might expect others like society to do it for you). Find the meaning in the situation and address it. Transcend it (rise above it) by understanding the world has meaningful relationships.
