BCS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ostracism, Cortisol, School Violence
11 Oct 2016
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Social evaluative threat: any context in which self can be judged by others the best way to activate biological stress response systems (eg. , hpa activation: direct health consequences. Higher stress higher levels of cortisol. Simulates proinflammatory cytokines faster brain aging, cog decline, heart disease indirect health consequences threatens social network becomes weakened. Promotes use of maladaptive coping strategies (eg. , drugs: set & suicide. Social media new ways of bullying. Ostracism: passive form of exclusion: attributes. Silent treatment = one of the most common ostracizing situations. Doesn"t need to be an active behavior instances found in other social animals: consequences. Short-term: procrastination makes you feel good, but in long-term realize that it"s your failure/stressors: agents. Cohesion: increases closeness w/in group that uses it (ie. , cliques) Group identification: makes group membership salient, reinforces belonging. Both are active behaviors aggress against targets & target must respond/cope: types of aggression. Direct: physical acts, verbal attacks indirect: gossip, harming social relationships/social standing.
