Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sedona, Arizona, Sweat Lodge, Mass Suicide

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Kelly Barnes

Document Summary

Online relationships: americans spend 120 hours per month online, people who use im (instant messaging) have lower life satisfaction. 1997 mass suicide of the heaven"s gate cult near san diego. Narcissism is a personality trait marked by an in ated sense of importance, a need for attention and admiration, a sense of entitlement, and a tendency to exploit others. Clinical psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders. Behaviour is any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism. Adjustment refers to the psychological processes through which people manage or cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Empiricism is the premise that knowledge should be acquired through observation. Advantages of the scienti c approach: clarity and precision. Experimental research: looking for causes: schachter hypothesized need for af liation - increases in anxiety would cause increases in the desire to be with others.