PSYCH 3BA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Egotism, Positive Psychology, Sensory System
28 Nov 2015
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A behaviour that is aimed at benefiting another person. Motivated by either personal egotism or pure , selfless, empathic desire to help another person. Volunteerism is thought to be a naturally related concept to altruism. Due to the economic downturn in the us overall, 72% of people reported devoting less time to volunteerism and activities such as providing food/shelter to needy (reported by new york times) Conversely, in specific states, some reports show that the economic difficulties (resulting in situations such as job loss and layoffs) have given people more time to devote to volunteer work (800,000 more people in california volunteered in. Volunteering in times of financial instability (strife) can help people gain valuable work experience despite the lack of paid jobs. Egotism is the motive to pursue some sort of personal gain or benefit through. Egotism-motivated altruism view: we care about other people / do good deeds for them because it benefits us to do so.
