Contemporary Issues in Psychology – Workshop 3 by https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7 Applying either the Counselling/Neuropsychology perspectives to a clip from the ‘First Dates’ series en-us 2021-02-23 14:36:09 UTC 2025-12-30 01:17:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Nathan & Lisa First Date Episode https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310069176 What happened?

- Attraction: Mentioned common interests (tattoos/gym), both maintain eye contact and smiling throughout the date (in particular Nathan - seemed more attracted to Lisa; couldn't stop smiling).
- Guard Up - Lisa is quite cautious when it comes to love because she has been 'tricked' by men in the past - they turn out to be different later on.
- Nathan is comfortable with Lisa - Twerks in front of her.
- Flirtatious Behaviour - Nathan compliments Lisa a lot (Lisa does not really compliment Nathan). Nathan suggests Lisa "knows what she wants" out of life etc and how she should "look in the mirror" suggesting she is beautiful - Complimentary Language.
Attraction/ Second Date - Lisa suggests a second date in the interview etc ("New chapter in her life").
- Opens up about her past, therefore forming an emotional connection?


Counselling:

- Loss of identity and independence due to past relationships. She lost her “home comforts” (dogs), her home and her boyfriend.
- Relationship difficulties - Learning to rebuild trust and form an emotional connection.
- Humanistic Therapy - Based on principles of self-actualisation and self-esteem. Client-Centered Therapy. Self-development and autonomy (independence). Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Lisa is currently at the safety part (needs security, a home etc). She is working towards self-actualisation (loving herself, 'ideal self).
- Transference Relationships - Repetition of former patterns - Past relationships.

Neuropsychology:

- Reward Pathway (Nathan) Seeing an attractive person stimulate dopamine. Clear from his facial expressions and body language: smiling, relaxed.
- Humour (Twerking) - The brain’s reward circuit underlies humour (banter/fun).
Smiling utilises facial muscles that activate nerve pathways in the brain - stimulates pleasure. Both Nathan and Lisa seemed to be having fun/ enjoyment on the date. The date was not forced and it was quite comfortable and relaxing. Both Lisa and Nathan smiled throughout the 'experiment'/ first date.
]]> 2021-03-15 11:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310069176 Counselling Approach https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310069413 In my video clip the woman was incongruent in her past relationship, after her experience with homelessness and being cheated on,  but after that experience she spend a long time to get to know and be proud of who she is, thus utalising and fulfilling the Hierarchy of needs,  as well as being able to have her ideal self and her real self become congruent]]> 2021-03-15 11:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310069413 Twerking clip https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310073107 They both looked fairly similar, so their FFAs may cause them to be more attracted to one another + they then had common interests (tattoos, gym) - relationship formation depends on lust attraction attachment. They had the initial attraction + then get along so could form relationship, + guy seems to listen and hear her, which relate to core conditions of person centred therapy. even tho not a therapy session still important attitude for someone who has past relationship trauama if you're trying to move them. ]]> 2021-03-15 11:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310073107 NeuroPsych https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310082503 Past Relationship being so bad, there may be a small possibility of drug abuse? which can then be related to high or low dopamine levels, and addiction. Along with those past breakups can be related to the activation of the VTA, such as the Insular Cortex and Cingulate ]]> 2021-03-15 11:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/adenovan/4wfe2e91n8tffxw7/wish/1310082503