Contemporary Social Psychology 2014: Week 4
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Contemporary Social Psychology 2014:Week 4
Lynn E. O’Connor
+Questions?:
Are there any “logistical” questions?
What about the blog? Any questions?
Exam?
Book review?
Presentation to class?
+Take away message today:
Altruism: fundamental motivation
Empathy is hard wired –based on mirror neuron system
As Clinicians:This may be the most important issue in social psychology, Implications:
Diversity, Anger, Family conflictsPatients problems (most patients)
Inequity & unhappiness
+Empathy & Compassion in Mammals
+Empathy, Compassion & Altruism
To our “in-group”We are
compassionateAltruistic
To the “out-group”See them as “non-
human, “not us”We are often brutalWars
+A Drive for Equity: Fairness
Seems to include most mammals
Hunter-gatherers are egalitarian for the most part
A module in the mind (evolved) for detecting cheaters Cosmides and Tooby
Logical problem Until in terms of
cheating
+What we have to give our
patients: A positive perspective
The ADAPTIVE unconscious (or non conscious)
The NEW unconscious
Normalizing behavior
The PROSOCIAL UNCONSCIOUS (or non-conscious
INTERPRETING UP
Examples (Anger as defense vs guilt, imitation)
+Survivor Guilt: History
+ Survivor Guilt: A Personal, Clinical & Research Story
IGQ: Years
of Resear
ch
Operationalize this Clinical
Constant (is it true?)
Clinical Experienc
eOn-going
Self- Reflectiont
+Questions??
Scene from Good Will Hunting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfipuaIA68
Kindness of StrangersStory of this documentary: Rhian Skirving
Documentary
+Clips on Survivor Guilt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpkDR6pX7bE Cancer survivor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouu1y4j8Tx4 Aurora Shooting
http://www.today.com/video/today/52981765#52981765 9/11 firsts responders
http://on.aol.com/video/u-s--navy-combat-veteran-opens-up-about-survivors-guilt-
518154822
Moral Injury
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