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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-

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Moral Injury