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Cartes-fiches
How to tackle prejudice? (Allport)
Contact
Example instrumental aggression
Contract killer
Hostile aggression
feelings of anger
Diffusion of responsiblity
"I dont have to help, they should"
Pluralistic Ignorance
"If no one helps, maybe they don't need help"
Evaluation Apprehension
"I dont know how to help them"
neurodevelopmental disorders
developmental disorders, diagnosed in early childhood
Heritability ADHD
Prevalence in Childhood
73%
5%
Biological reasons for ADHD
Less activation in Frontal Love (Inhibit behaviour) performing mental tasks.
People with ADHD less Dopamine activity in Brain regions about motivation
Prosocial behavior
Intent to voluntarily help other people
Altruism
Helping others even if costs > benefits
Empathy
capacity to understand another person's perspective
Most important factors
proximity
similarity
(equal) physically attractive/social desireable
Social Exchange theory
Positive benefits > negative costs
Psychological disorder
Disturbance in our cognition, emotion regulation and behaviour
atypical, enough to deviate from cultural norm, harmful dysfunciton, stopping something we usually do
Prevalence Personality Disorder
9%
Personality Disorders most common/problematic?
avoidant and schizoid most common
borderline, antisocial most problematic
Paranoid Personality Disorder
pervasive, injustifiable, suspicious
schizoid personality disorder
lack of interest to form relationships
emotional cold, no friends
schizotypal personality disorder
suspicion, paranoia, weird
innappropriate emotions
antisocial personality disorder
continuously violating rights of others
often lying, fighting, impulsive
lack of remorse
18+ years
Histrionic
excessively, overdramatic, theatrical
uncomfortable if not in centre
narcisstic
overinflated, unjustified sense of self-importance
preoccupied with fantasies of success
taking advantage of others
borderline
unstable in self-image, mood, behaviour
cannot be alone
reckless / Impulsive
Avoidant
socially inhibited, oversensitive to negative emotions
avoiding relationships, unless guaranteed accepted
dependent
allowing others to take over, running their life
submissive, clingy
obsessive-compulsive
need for perfectionism, interfering with ability to complete task
stubborn
Brain difference Dissociative Identity Disorder
DiDi has smaller Hippocampus and Amygdala
Environmental influence for schizophrenia (birth)
pre-natal stress big influence
flu antibodies from mother
pregnant & flu in first trimester
densely populated areas
warning signs for schizophrenia
genetic risk
recent deterioration in functioning
high levels of unusual thought content
history of substance abuse
What causes Schizophrenia?
combination of genetics and environment (diathesis-stress interpretion)
overabundance of dopamine in limbic system => hallucinations and delusions
low levels of dopamine in prefrontal cortex => alogia
smalle corpus callosum (connecting brain hemispheres)
Negative Symptoms Schizophrenia
avolition (lack of motivation for basic things, such as washing themselves)
alogia (reduced speech output)
asociality
anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure)
social withdrawal
Chronic vs. Acute Schizophrenia
acute:
mid 20s
if previously well-adjusted
more positive symptoms
responding to drug therapy
chronic:
slowdeveloping
3x hgher if childhood abuse
recovery doubtful
prevalence schizophrenia
heritability
1%
80%
Disorganized Thinking (Schizophrenia)
disjointed and inconherent thought processes
job training - riding a train
Bizarre Behaviours Schizophrenia
childlike behavior
catatonic behaviours => waxy flexibility
puposeless movement
Persecutory Delusion Schizophrenia
spying on me
trying to harm me
someone is out there to get me
Referential Delusion Schizophrenia
Everything references to me
someone is trying to tell me somehting
Grandiose Delusion Schizophrenia
I am Jesus
Believe I am someone else (Identity)
Guilt Delusion Schizophrenia
I feel like something bad is going to happen, because I've sinned somewhere
