Social 3.2 + Disorders 1

Question 1

What is a steryotype?

Answer 1

An overgeneralized belief about a whole group of something/somone
- about an individual based on their membership of a group
- FORMS THE BASIS FOR OUR PREJUDICE

They influence how we interpret behavior and are can be good/bad

Question 2

How do stereotypes relate to prejudice>

Answer 2

Ex/
If we rate “grandparents” high on warmth and low on competence, we get
PITY

If we rate the “homeless” low on warmth and low on competence, we get
DEROGATION

If we rate an Asian person low on warmth and high on competence, we get
THREAT

Question 3

What is prejudice?

Answer 3

• Negative attitude towards someone/a group of people because they are a member of a group

Question 4

What is discrimination?

Answer 4

• Negative behaviour towards a person because they are a member of a specific group

Question 5

What is ingroup favoratism?

Answer 5

when we’re more willing to lie to help an ingroup member
More likely to help an ingroup member than an outgroup member

Question 6

What maintains our stereotypes/prejudices?

Answer 6

Self-Fulfilling prophecies!

Ex/ Someone tells you that the bank is going bankrupt. So obviously, you take our your money. Since everyone does the same, the bank runs out of money and goes bankrupt.

If nobody did anything, the bank would’ve been fine

Question 7

What is confirmation biases?

Answer 7

Paying attention to information that confirms your beliefs

Question 8

What are the three main etiologies of psychological disorders?

Answer 8

Demonology:
Therapies included- genital mutilation, beatings, removal of teeth, removal of body parts, animal blood transfusion, leeches, etc.

Supernatural explanations:
- Babylonians, chinese, egyptians, greek
- Wrath of god for some transgression
- 1700’s moved to asylums away from others

Biological Perspectives:
- Hippocrates tried to classify mental disorders in terms of imbalances in the humors
- today, medical model, psychological disorders have biological causes

Question 9

What are the biological causes of psychological disorders?

Answer 9

• genetics
• imbalances in neurotransmitters
• brain abnormalities (size/function)

Question 10

What is a psychological disorder?

Answer 10

Harmful dysfunction:
- We have internal mechanisms (fear, anger, sadness) that are adaptive and serve to keep us alive
- When these internal mechanisms break down - dysfunction
- When the dysfunction leads to negative consequences - psychological disorder!

Question 11

What is the diathesis-stress model?

Answer 11

Diathesis: Genes / brain structure / early learning / thinking style

Stress: abuse / illness / traumatic event / change in situation

interaction between the two causes mental disorders