PSY333H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Operational Definition, Classical Conditioning, Demand Characteristics
14 Dec 2012
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Chapter 10: coping, pessimist, optimist, hardy, 5 coping strategies, 1. Seek help: attitude= your evaluation of something (3 aspects, 1. Cognition- take pills because they"re more effective: 2. Implicit and explicit attitudes: classical conditioning, operant conditioning (positive reinforcement, socialization and cultivation, different cultures have different definitions of health, we are all culturally constructed so it has an impact on our definition of health and our interpretation. What defines being health and not health. Social construction has an influence on how we define health: when we implement policy you look at context. Who and wto have come up with cultural and social attachments. If the project doesn"t match the culture, it will fail: explain what it means when you are health. Try to figure out what it means in each culture: ex. The idea of something will bother us more than the real thing-- will get you more in tuned to the reality. Reduce the stimulant factors- that induce anxiety.
