PSYC 2380 Lecture 15: Social Psychology in the Clinic
12 Nov 2020
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When we expect a particular association we generally perceive it. Patients may supply information that fulfills clinicians" expectations. Statistical predictions are more reliable than intuitive predictions. Be mindful that clients" verbal agreement with what you say does not prove its validity. Beware of the tendency to see relationships that you expect to see. Rely more on your notes than on your memory. Tendency of mildly depressed people to make accurate rather than self-serving judgments, attributions, and predictions. One"s habitual way of explaining life"s events. Loneliness, depression, and shyness feed one another. We feel anxious when we are motivated to impress others but. Tendency that breeds anxious concern and, in extreme cases, paranoia. We interpret symptoms by using familiar disease schemas. If we cannot directly control our feelings by sheer willpower, we can influence them indirectly through our behavior. Observing and practicing new behaviors in safe situations, one may develop the confidence to behave more effectively in other situations.
