PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Implicit-Association Test, Smartphone, Biosensor
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10/18/17 lecture notes: guest speaker matthew k. nock, ph. Why do people hurt themselves: recent advances in the understanding of self-harm. Why talk about self-injurious behaviors: one truly philosophical problem. Outline: epidemiology of suicidal behavior, non-suicidal self-injury, ad(cid:448)a(cid:374)(cid:272)es i(cid:374) assess(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:894)a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat to do if so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s at risk(cid:895) Risk factors: female, younger age, unmarried, mental disorders, depression -> suicide ideation, anxiety, impulse-control -> suicide attempt, history of abuse/trauma, burdensomeness/belongingness, physiological pain, desire to escape, there is no one cause! Interaction of many different risk factors working together. Nssi to gain attention or access to materials. Nssi to remove tension, or other aversive, internal state. Assessment of suicidal thoughts: current assessment methods rely largely on explicit report, limited due to motivation to conceal thoughts; lack of conscious. Measuring implicit cognitions: not reliant on introspection. Iat (implicit association test: brief reaction time test that uses speed of classification to measure mental associations between concepts and attributes.
