PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: No. 11 Group Raf, Scapegoating, Social Inequality

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 101
• Professor: Shira Gabriel

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Lecture notes for section 5 of class start here. Outline of topics: the self and well-being, psychoneuroimmunology. Intro: stress, coping with stress, other factors that affect health. The self and well-being: the need for self-esteem, the self-a(cid:449)a(cid:396)e(cid:374)ess (cid:862)t(cid:396)ap(cid:863, positive illusions. Ahigh self esteem- positive expectations- high effect- success- self credit- high elf esteem. Makes us self critical; think about hwat we wish we were. Elf a(cid:449)a(cid:396)e(cid:374)ess is(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s positi(cid:448)e so (cid:449)e t(cid:396)(cid:455) to dist(cid:396)a(cid:272)t ou(cid:396)sel(cid:448)es. Lecture notes, gabriel psych101: unrealistic optimism, unrealistically positive views of the self. Illusions and well-being: depressed people more realistic, many argue that illusions are necessary for mental health, too many illusions are bad. Psychoneuroimmunology: psychoneuroimmunology (pni): the study of the relationships among psychology, the nervous and endocrine systems, and the immune system. Biological factors/ social factors/psychological factors-> health and wellness. Mind over matter: for a wide range of afflictions, 30 to 40 percent of patients experience relief after taking a placebo.