PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Social Environment, Schizophrenia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Predjudice not only influences the beliefs and behaviours of the prejudiced person but also has strong negative psychological effects on the targets of prejudice whose behaviours are shaped in part by others" beliefs about them. Psychological science the study of mind, brain, and behavior. Mind refers to mental activity, the perceptual experiences (sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch) Mental activity refers to the biological processes. Nature/nurture debate the arguments concerning whether psychological characteristics are biologically innate or acquired through education, experience, and culture. Schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder were believed, up until the 1950s, to be results of nurture. Ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder) believed to result from traumatic events that people experience, but some people inherit a genetic predisposition to developing it nurture activates nature. Mind-body problem a fundamental psychological issue that considers whether mind and body are separate and distinct or whether the mind is simply the subjective experience of the physical brain.
