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Contemporary Social Psychology 2014: Week 4. Lynn E. O’Conno r. 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
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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 conflicts • Patients problems (most patients) • Inequity & unhappiness
Empathy, Compassion & Altruism • To our “in-group” • We are compassionate • Altruistic • To the “out-group” • See them as “non-human, “not us” • We are often brutal • Wars
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)
Questions?? • Scene from Good Will Hunting • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gfipuaIA68 • Kindness of Strangers • Story of this documentary: RhianSkirving • 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