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A Core Epiphany Under Refinement
Sealed: 2025-11-29 15:31:45
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1. Foundations of Psychology The basics. Humans are predictable bags of habits and emotions. • Structuralism Mind = made of parts (sensations, thoughts). Goal: break the mind into pieces to see how it works. Think: “Let’s analyze your experience like a mechanic checks a car.” • Functionalism Mind = evolved tool for survival. Focus: what thoughts/emotions do, not what they’re “made of.” Think: “Fear exists to keep you alive, not to be studied under a microscope.” • Psychoanalysis (Freud) Your childhood, fears, cravings, and suppressed memories steer your behavior. Unconscious mind = boss fight you don’t see. Key ideas: • Id = instinctual animal brain • Superego = strict moral judge • Ego = negotiator • Defense mechanisms = excuses and self-lies • Behaviorism Humans are programmable. Everything you do = learned from rewards and punishments. • Humanism Humans aren’t robots; they want meaning, growth, love, purpose. Focus: potential and self-improvement. • Cognitive Psychology Mind = information processor. Your thinking patterns shape your behavior. ________________________________________ 2. Developmental Psychology How humans grow from baby to adult. • Attachment theory Kids need stable caregivers. Four patterns: • Secure • Anxious • Avoidant • Disorganized These usually repeat in adult relationships. Yes, your childhood haunts your dating life. Tough. • Piaget (Stages of thinking) Kids level up like a video game: 1. Sensorimotor: touching, exploring 2. Preoperational: imagination, but no logic 3. Concrete operational: basic logic 4. Formal operational: abstract thinking • Vygotsky Learning grows through social interaction and guidance from skilled people. • Kohlberg (Moral development) People grow morally: • Avoid punishment • Seek approval • Follow rules • Create own moral principles • Erikson (Life stages) 8 stages of identity and crisis. Each stage has a challenge like trust vs mistrust, identity vs confusion, etc. ________________________________________ 3. Social Psychology Why people act different in groups. • Conformity People copy others to fit in. Even if it’s dumb. • Obedience (Milgram) People follow authority, even when it’s horrifying. Humans outsource responsibility fast. • Groupthink Groups get stupid when disagreement disappears. Bad decisions come from forced harmony. • Bystander effect People ignore emergencies if others are around. Everyone waits for someone else to act. • Attribution theory We guess why people do things: • Internal cause: “he’s lazy” • External cause: “he’s stressed” But we misjudge a lot. • Cognitive dissonance When your actions and beliefs don’t match, your mind panics. You either change your behavior or lie to yourself. • Stereotypes, prejudice Quick mental shortcuts. Sometimes accurate patterns. Sometimes biased trash. ________________________________________ 4. Intelligence & Learning • Classical conditioning Learning by association. Bell + food → dog salivates. Your habits work the same way. • Operant conditioning Rewards = behavior increases Punishments = decreases • Observational learning People copy models (parents, influencers, peers). • Multiple intelligences (Gardner) Not one “IQ.” Different types: logical, musical, social, physical, etc. • Emotional intelligence Knowing your emotions and managing them. Cheap psychology influencers abuse this term. ________________________________________ 5. Memory & Cognition • Memory systems • Sensory: instant • Short-term: few seconds • Long-term: stored knowledge • Schemas Mental templates. Example: “salesman” → fast-talker, confident, persuasive (stereotype). Schemas help but also distort reality. • Heuristics (mental shortcuts) • Availability: “I saw it once, so it must be common.” • Representativeness: “It fits the stereotype, so it must be true.” • Anchoring: First number sticks in your head. Classic sales trick. • Biases Every human is predictable biased: • Confirmation bias • Hindsight bias • Self-serving bias • Halo effect • Loss aversion • Overconfidence Your brain is not your friend. ________________________________________ 6. Emotion & Motivation • Drive theory Hunger, thirst, sex, safety = base drivers. • Maslow Human needs form a pyramid: survival → safety → belonging → esteem → self-actualization. • Self-determination theory People want autonomy, competence, connection. • James-Lange theory Emotion comes from body reaction first. • Cannon-Bard theory Emotion and physical reaction happen together. • Schachter-Singer Emotion = physical reaction + your label for it. ________________________________________ 7. Personality • Trait theory (Big Five) OCEAN: • Openness • Conscientiousness • Extraversion • Agreeableness • Neuroticism Stable personality dimensions. • Psychoanalytic (Freud again) Personality comes from subconscious conflicts. • Humanistic (Rogers) You become your best self when accepted and understood. ________________________________________ 8. Mental Disorders • Anxiety disorders Excess fear and worry. • Mood disorders Depression, bipolar. • Personality disorders Persistent maladaptive behavior patterns. • Schizophrenia Break from reality; hallucinations, delusions. • OCD Obsessions + compulsions. • PTSD Trauma rewires threat systems. • Eating disorders Distorted body image + harmful eating behavior. (If you ever mention self-destructive ideas, I’ll shut that down immediately.) ________________________________________ 9. Therapy & Treatment • Psychoanalysis Dig into unconscious conflicts. • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Fix your thoughts → fix your emotions → fix your behavior. Very practical. • Humanistic therapy Empathy, acceptance, growth-focused. • Behavior therapy Recondition bad habits. • Biological treatments Medication, brain stimulation, etc.
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