PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Anal Stage, Oral Stage, Ego Ideal

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Gary Capstick

Document Summary

Any practice in which one trains their attention faculties with the goal of realizing a different state of consciousness. Any procedure that involves a shift in consciousness to a state in which a individual is highly focused, aware and in control of mental processes. Relax and silently attend to your inner state. Choose a fo(cid:272)us (cid:271)ut passi(cid:448)el(cid:455) allo(cid:449) other ite(cid:373)s to e(cid:374)ter (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess. Reduced emotional responses in emotional situations (sad movies) Improved connectivity between frontal lobe and sensory areas. Reduced amygdala activity (anger/fear) and greater prefrontal cortex activity (inhibitor (inhibits you from punching someone *emotional regulator*) Personality a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s (cid:272)hara(cid:272)teristi(cid:272)s patter(cid:374) of thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, feeling, and acting. (the consistency) Explain causes of personality characteristics centered around anxious personality people. Current awareness thoughts, feelings, sensations, memories. Not conscious but readily available (thinking about what had you for breakfast) Interplay between 3 psychic elements : id, ego, superego. Systems or processes of the mind not brain structure.