SDS150R Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Social Comparison Theory, Explanatory Style, Depressive Realism
24 Apr 2016
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Psych 253r - lecture 13 - social psychology in clinic. Usual errors and biases of clinicians: victims of illusory correlation, too readily convinced of own after-the-fact analyses, unaware that erroneous diagnoses can be self-confirming, and likely overestimate clinical intuition. Shyness = form of social anxiety characterized by self-consciousness and worry about what others think. Health psychology = study of psychological roots of health and illness, provides psychology"s contribution to behavioural medicine. Behavioural medicine = integrates and applies behavioural and medical knowledge about health and disease. Noticing symptoms: these symptoms require interpretation if we see it as significance often miss them unless signals are loud and clear. Explaining symptoms: once symptoms are noticed = tend to interpret them according to familiar disease schemas. Is treatment needed: more likely to seek medical help if symptoms are physical rather than psychological. Women = report more symptoms, use more prescription and nonprescription drugs.
