self and others

Question 1

different periods/societal movements that have influenced our view of the self

Answer 1

secularisation
enlightenemnt - (challenge monarchy and class system)
industrial revolution
psychanalysis - its impossible to have complete knowledge of the self

Question 2

how did darwin influence the understanding of the self

Answer 2

origin of species, humans are animals and are a part of the evolutionary change sharing ancestry with animals.

Question 3

jungs contribution to the self

Answer 3

person in the shadow, we create a person for others whilst consealing our true selves

Question 4

Bukowski

Answer 4

being alone is fullfiling for human nature

Question 5

dennet

Answer 5

self is real / a concept

Question 6

mary wollstonecraft

Answer 6

changes in eductaion for women, how we raise chidlren generally and priortising womens rights

Question 7

what is the mirror dot test

Answer 7

tested on animals and young childre, look into a mirror do they realise there is a dot on their face when looking in the mirror and do they realise that it is themselves they are looking at. how developed is their understanding of the self?

Question 8

how do chidlren become aware of themselves

Answer 8

reach for objects and begin to realise theyre in the same situation as this object. identification -> permeneance and then self consciousness.

Question 9

adult development

Answer 9

wokring out where you fit in society

Question 10

maslows hiearcy of needs

Answer 10

physiological,safety,love,self esteem and self-actualisation.

Question 11

ikigai

Answer 11

balancing of our human needs, when they are balanced you find ikigai

Question 12

what is symbolic interactionism

Answer 12

self-concept comes from society and is modified through interactions.

Question 13

looking glass self

Answer 13

Looking at ourselves from an outside perspective, what do we think others think about us, does this influence how we think of ourselves?

Question 14

ocial comparison theory

Answer 14

downwards social comparisons is comparing ourselves to people less than us to feel better and upward social comparisons is the opposite to motive us (bad for self-esteem).

Question 15

self perception theory

Answer 15

gain knowledge of ourself by reflecting on our behaviour, do we attend classes etc does this make us a good student rather than comparing ourselves to others.

Question 16

objective self-concsciousnes

Answer 16

comparisions between who you are and who you would like to be

Question 17

self discrepancy theory

Answer 17

part one - actual self - who we are now - ideal, future self - ought self, who we think we should be. Part two —> it can be hard to realise who we are, can lead to feeling low because we need to change ourself. we use self regulation to change ourselves.

Question 18

temporal discounting

Answer 18

how much we want something changes in the function of time. This is in relation to self control, how much control do we have, can we wait for things.

e.g., would we rather have one hundered punds now or 200 pounds in five years

Question 19

instant gratification study

Answer 19

children marshmallow, if you wait get more, impulsive kids just eat them others wait. correlation of how long they wait relates to performance in school. then looked at them fort years later and it predicted their performance in a psychology test on impulse control.

Question 20

self control as a muscle

Answer 20

its important for success in life. if we exert self control we get tired but it works better in the long term. just like a muscle gets tired but stronger over time.

Question 21

attentional bias to the self study

Answer 21

when faintly name said in loud convo they could tend to hear it.
had to say adjactives that remined them of them or other people they also had to state wether these adjectives had laredy been said, better recall at words taht described themselves.

Question 22

what is corrospondence bias

Answer 22

making an inference about a persons disposition whilst failing to acknowledge situational factors that are influencing the situation

Question 23

example of correspondence bias

Answer 23

assuming someone is rude because they rush past you when actually they were running to help someone et

Question 24

spending time alone to reveal the self

Answer 24

to an extent, loneliness and solitude can be beneficial for learning about the self

Question 25

neural basis of empathy

Answer 25

when electric shocked a part of the brain lit up
when told their partner would be shocked the same area also lit up
suggesting empathy is neurological

Question 26

audience construction

Answer 26

to match other peoples presentation

Question 27

self construction

Answer 27

ideal self

Question 28

Cosmetics dehuamnisation hypothesis

Answer 28

just from face will you get prejudice. Heavy eye makeup - less intelligent and competenet - suggests sexualisation is not just the body

Question 29

driver study

Answer 29

do you think you are worse/better/average at driving -0 answers dependend on wether they had a car crash or bad experiences. or thinking we are better make us feel better about driving.

Question 30

terror managment theory

Answer 30

inevitablity of death is alarge threat we face, influences our reloigious beliefs etc. motivated by death. cultural world view and self-esteem.

Question 31

existential experiment

Answer 31

PP asked a para about whatr will happen when you die/about food. some people manage fear of death with belief in religion/God.

Question 32

which hemisphere is quicker at seeing people first

Answer 32

the right hemisphere

Question 33

vulnerability hypothesis

Answer 33

low self esteem leads to deppression

Question 34

scar hypothesis

Answer 34

deppression - low self-esteem

Question 35

narcissm essay experiment

Answer 35

short essay on abortion
positive and negative feedvack
narcisst more angry from negative feedback they did longer loud blast

Question 36

what is the defulat brain network

Answer 36

casual thoughts

Question 37

central executive network

Answer 37

what are we going to do in future

Question 38

what is the relationship between the networks

Answer 38

they dont work together
depression = overactive default netwrok, stuck in feeings of self rather than the future

Question 39

what is the silence netwrok

Answer 39

helps manage other networks

Question 40

benefits of MDMA assisted therapy

Answer 40

enables to talk about things without reliving the trauma due to reducicing activity in the amygdala

its much better for patients when combined with therapy because more openness without the trauma reliving in their brain

Question 41

psilocybin vs antidepressants

Answer 41

psilocybin helped more over a 6 week period and showed less depressive symptoms

Question 42

sobriety and the self

Answer 42

meditaion and yoga can achieve piece of mind

Question 43

psychology of flow

Answer 43

joyous parts when they engage in something difficult being active and perusing something interesting

listen to music vs playing music

going through something calms us

active not passive when we stretch our body and minds to its limits

8 features of flow
doing tasks
if too hard = anxiety
too esay - bored
develop the self
massive effects on deppresion and axiety

Question 44

robin l carharrt harris on drugs and mental health

Answer 44

• hopeful and cautious about use of psychedelic drugs in psychiatric research
• psilocybin could become an early treatment for depprssion
• psilocybin could be better than anti deppressents

Question 45

Guy M Goodwin on psychedelics for mental ilnesses

Answer 45

• sceptic but open minded
• trials first
• defo difficult to implent it, cant forget this
• should drugs be legal

Question 46

strengths of research of psychedelics

Answer 46

• clinical, double blind trials
• strong bc ethics is hard
• promising effects
• compliments psychology thats all ready implace well

Question 47

limitations if research on psychedelics

Answer 47

• small sample
• correct dosage?
• should it be legal at home