Abe by Kingdarkfire5

Abe

drewholtapp — 2023-10-20 15:58:25 UTC

Our chosen character is Abe

Color cheat sheet

Drew-Pink

Maya-Green

Zan-blue

Jordan-purple

Color blindness

drewholtapp — 2023-10-27 14:54:14 UTC

Abe is color blind and thus the cones in his eyes don't function properly

(Wood et al., 2014)

Week 1 Summary

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-10-27 14:55:21 UTC

- Color-blindness and texting while driving —> lost leg
- More aggressive and impulsive after
- Chronic pain —> poor mood

Prefrontal Cortex

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-10-27 15:03:40 UTC

-Damage —> emotion and decision-making control lost
-Abe’s tardiness, memory problems, and aggression

(Wood et al., 2014)

Depth Perception

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-10-27 15:08:09 UTC

-Binocular (2 eyes) depth cues
-Convergence and binocular disparity
-Texting DIVERTS BOTH

(Wood et al., 2014)

attention

zadams08021_ — 2023-10-27 15:08:15 UTC

his attention was not on what he needed to do which was drive correctly and not have any distractions instead of waiting until he came to a stop to text he chose to text while driving

Pain and Agression in relation to sensation and behavior

jhall1210_ — 2023-10-27 15:18:10 UTC

People often become agressive when they are in pain.
Loud noises and foul odors also cause agression
Social exclusion can also lead to aggression
A study called the cognitive-neoassociationistic model suggests that anger and agression result from aversive events and unpleasant emotional states.

(Wood et al., 2014)

References

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-11-03 14:46:16 UTC

Castel, A., Cascón, P. R., & Boada, S. (2021). Memory complaints and cognitive performance in fibromyalgia and chronic pain: The key role of depression. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 62(3), 328-338. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12706

Social thinking and social influences. HSP3C. lah.elearningontarion.ca/cms/public/exported_courses/hsp3c/exported/hsp3cu02/hsp3cu02/hp3cuo2a03/_content.html

Stavrinos, D., Pope, C. N., Shen, J., & Schwebel, D. C. (2018). Distracted walking, bicycling, and driving: Systematic review and meta-analysis of mobile technology and youth crash risk. Child Development, 89(1), 118–128.

Wood, S.E., Wood, E.G., & Boyd, D. (2014). Mastering the world of psychology. Pearson.

Operant Conditioning

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-11-03 15:11:30 UTC

-Therapist uses positive reinforcement
-Increase behaviors: smiling, online classes, controlled breathing
-Added consequences: more self-confidence and calmness

(Wood et al., 2014)

Classical Conditioning

jhall1210_ — 2023-11-03 15:13:13 UTC

Heart rate increases when he hears the song that was on the radio when he got in the accident.

Neutral Stimulus(NS)- Song
Unconditoned Stimulus(US)- Accident
Unconditioned Response(UCR)- Pain, Stress, Fear
Conditioned Stimulus(CS)-Song
Conditioned Response(CR)-Pain, Stress, Fear (increased heart rate)

(Wood et al., 2014)

Intrapersonal intelligence

drewholtapp — 2023-11-10 15:54:08 UTC

-The ability to understand oneself

-Abe claims he'll be fine if he can just "get it together" but a lack of understanding the issues he's facing with inhibit him from achieving that goal

(Wood et al., 2014)

Gardner's frames of mind

drewholtapp — 2023-11-10 15:57:56 UTC

Types of intelligence

-linguistic

-logical-mathematical

-spatial

-bodily-kinesthetic

-musical

-interpersonal

-intrapersonal

-naturalistic
(Wood et al., 2014)

Interpersonal Intelligence

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-11-10 16:17:27 UTC

-Social dynamics and communication

-Abe struggles with maintaining relationships —> weakness

(Wood et al., 2014)

Erikson’s Psychosocial Development

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-11-17 00:06:47 UTC

-8 dilemmas over each major lifetime phase

-Abe’s current stage: middle age generativity vs. stagnation
-Low motivation to work

-Self-perception as disabled

(Wood et al., 2014)

Generativity vs. Stagnation

jhall1210_ — 2023-11-17 15:40:16 UTC

Middle-aged people must find some way of contributing to the development of the next generation. Failing this, they may become self-absorbed and emotionally impoverished to a point of stagnation.

(Wood et al., 2014)

Social domain

drewholtapp — 2023-11-17 15:40:42 UTC

After the accident Abe's socially inept not having any real friends but working better in groups of people instead of by himself.

Stages of Moral Development

zandya0319_ — 2023-11-17 16:08:33 UTC

When Abe was a child in Conventional Level Stage of Moral Development his Mother always said he wasn't good enough.
Therapist says he has anxiety in adulthood because of it.

(Wood et al., 2014)

Social motivation

drewholtapp — 2023-11-22 15:45:22 UTC

Abe has trouble with attendance and showing up on time and as such his manager sets attendance goals, with this in mind Abe now as the social expectancy to show up and earn the team lunch

Cannon-Bard theory

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-11-22 15:56:10 UTC

-SIMULTANEOUS Physical and emotional response (no causal relationship)
-Song —> fear and heart rate increase

(Wood et al., 2014)

Distracted Driving and Perception

jhall1210_ — 2023-11-22 16:05:33 UTC

Reports that the car that hit him appeared to be farther away and moving slower than it was
Research shows that texting had negative consequences in driving context for both visual and perceptual processes in the brain.

(Stavrinos et al., 2018)

Chronic Pain and Depression

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-11-22 16:09:28 UTC

-“CP patients performed worse than controls in immediate recall, free recall intrusions, and sustained attention”
-“Memory complaints were directly predicted by depression in fibromyalgia and CP patients”
-Abe’s memory problems and difficulty adjusting with new filing system

(Castel et al., 2021) P. 334

4 D's of mental disorder

drewholtapp — 2023-12-01 15:51:49 UTC

Abe has blatantly exhibited Dysfunction and Distress in his case study. His wife also makes it clear he exhibits deviance because of his anger after watching violent Tv

Fundamental Attribution Error

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-12-01 15:58:47 UTC

-More attention to internal cause
-Ex.: criminals explaining themselves = unnecessary excuses
-Abe’s injury —> everyone treats “disabled” differently

(Wood et al., 2014)

Social Facilitation and Coaction

jhall1210_ — 2023-12-01 16:12:29 UTC

Abe's work performance is positively influenced when working with others.
When Abe has coactors his arousal is heightened and his brain responds positively. This results in better work performance.

(Wood et al., 2014)

social thinking and social influence

zandya0319_ — 2023-12-01 16:16:29 UTC

Latané and Darley designed experiments to try to explain why people don’t help. After conducting their experiments they suggested that people didn’t help because of a concept called Diffusion of Responsibility;

in abes case he used to be a social butterfly with his family where his life was full of social activities and social life with his wife and kids his kids are in college hes lost his role in kids life so hes lost his contribution to the future generation

(Social thinking and social influences)

Conclusion

mbalolong1007_ — 2023-12-07 15:53:45 UTC

-Distracted driving —> car accident
-Main effects: lost leg, chronic pain, trauma
-Continued effects: lack of socializing, motivation, consistent sleep
-Support: therapist, wife, and flexible manager
-Needs to commit to adjusting and regulating emotions