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NATHANIEL IKHAGBODE 101255166 Psyc 1002 Assignment 2 Below are a series of questions based on the chapters we have covered (Chpts.13-15). You will find your textbook and notes helpful in answering some of these questions. When uploading your assignment onto CU LEARN, make sure it is in a WORD or PDF format. Other formats will NOT BE MARKED. Make sure your name and student number is included on your submission. The value for each question is indicated. TOTAL: 49 marks. Chapter 13 Social Psychology (4 marks) Rationale: The purpose of this activity is to review research in persuasion and factors that influence persuasion. Instructions: One area of research that some social psychologists are interested in is understanding how people can be persuaded. Research has found key shortcuts which are effective in persuasion. Watch the video on the Science of Persuasion linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFdCzN7RYbw

Next, imagine you work on a team in an advertising firm and your team is asked to put together an advertising campaign for products (you choose the product - it can made up or a product that exists). Briefly describe an adver- tising campaign (it can be print, radio, t.v., or social media), using ONE of the shortcuts discussed in the video above. 1. Indicate the product you are selling, Tesla Cyber Truck 2. The shortcut you chose, and SCARCITY 3. In 100 - 150 words (approximately) how you would promote/advertise this product using your chosen shortcut from the video. I would be advertising the Tesla Cyber Truck using the television medium. I would use this medium because the Tesla Cyber Truck boasts about its performance, and the best way to convince people about this unprece- dented performance is to show them results, which is why our ad will focus on the Cyber Truck in action. We plan on making the Cyber Truck limited

to ensure scarcity in the market, we are doing this because we are confident in our one of a kind fully electric 805hp truck. We know how much Canadians love trucks and how the fully utilise it in their everyday life, especially during the winter season, so making this one-of-a-kind beast of a truck scarce will raise our sales higher. Chapter 14 Health and Stress – Case Study (14 marks) Rationale: Given the role that stress plays in our lives, students are well- served by considering the symptoms of stress and the differences between adaptive and maladaptive coping. Instructions: Read the Stress Case Studies below and answer the questions that follow. Stress Case Studies Read the following case studies, which detail typical daily routines.

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Case study 1 Pawan (38) works as an administrator and lives with his daughter, Aneela (8), in Vanier. This is his typical day: 6.30am : Get up, prepare two packed lunches and start getting Aneela ready. Chase around with sports kit and try to do some housework including putting on a load of washing. Coerce Aneela into some clarinet practice (ten minutes arguing, resulting in three minutes practice). 8.00am : Drive Aneela to school then continue to work, a distance of about 10 miles, worrying about Aneela left in an almost deserted playground. 9.00am : Work starts, but I am often late. Breakfast is a sandwich. It is not particularly a stressful job and I enjoy it, but I have been there six years and I really need to earn more money or try something different. For practical reasons it would be difficult for me to change so I do get frustrated. 5.00pm : Collect Aneela at 5.30. She does activities three days, and on the other two I leave work at 3.00pm. 6.30pm : Cook dinner and encourage Aneela to do her homework. 8.00pm : Aneela puts herself to bed while I catch up on bills, paperwork, and housework. When things get really bad, two or three times a year, I get a horrible racing heartbeat and shoulder pains as I get very tense in my neck and back. I then start to feel permanently anxious. My biggest stress is feeling that I cannot devote enough time to Aneela, mainly because of work. I used to

see friends on a regular basis but now I rarely bother as it’s another hassle and expense getting a babysitter for the evening. I knew early on that I would be bringing up Aneela on my own and we don't live near any family who could help me juggle a job and child. Sometimes it is hard to make ends meet. If Aneela is ill, I can't work, and my annual vacation, 25 days a year, doesn't cover the 13 weeks of school holidays. The company has been good about giving me unpaid leave but I have to take far too much. It’s difficult having to rely on friends, asking favours all the time makes me very tense. Answer the questions below: 1.Life events – Identify ONE stressor that qualify as long term or life- changing. One stressor that can be seen as long term, is Pawan’s worry of how he is unable to spend more time with his daughter because of his current job. This will continue to be a long-term stressor until he is able to find a flexible job that allows him to spend more time with his Aneela.

2.Daily hassles - Identify TWO day-to-day stressors - the kind which almost everybody experiences every day. House Chores Chores like packing lunch and doing laundry. This is the kind of hassle that almost everybody encounters in life regardless of their position in life Sure, a lot of people would love to have a maid clean up their mess but only a small number of people can afford such a life. Financial Responsibilities Catching up with the bills is a daily stressor that most adults face as they are the ones that are responsible for looking after themselves and Offspring’s if they have any, such as Pawan. 3.Psychological responses - Identify TWO psychological responses to

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stressors (A) Frustration at work since he is unable to get a better job with more pay due to practical reasons. (B) Depression from the fact that he is unable to spend more time with his daughter due to his current job 4.Physiological responses - Identify TWO physiological responses to stressors (A) Pawan gets stressed out when he must ask favors from friends (B) He suffers from shoulder pains and an increased heartbeat when he thinks of meeting two ends of life such as taking care of Aneela and, household bills.

Case study 2 Mel, 46, is a Business Analyst. She, her husband and three children aged 8, 12, and 16, live in Oshawa and she commutes to Toronto. This is her typical day: 6.00am : Alarm goes and I have an hour to wake up and get ready. I make a packed lunch and my husband drives me to the station. The kids are still in bed. 6.59am : Catch the train. Usually see friends on the train and chat. The train is supposed to get in at 8.30am allowing me half an hour to start work at 9.00am but the trains are so unreliable that I'm late about three times a week. I enjoy most parts of my job but I get very nervous about giving presentations. There is also the constant pressure of finding my next contract. 6.00pm : Leave work and catch the 6.30pm train. I try to finish any bits of work on the train. 8.10pm : I'm home, if the train is on time. My husband has made dinner and the whole family eats together. The kids then go on the Internet and do homework and I'm not usually energetic enough for much more than watching TV by this point. Commuting is the main stressor in my life and late trains make me furious. I'm aware that my husband has to do most of the housework and looking after the children - there is always football training and music lessons to taxi them around to. He also works part time, so I do

feel guilty. Fortunately we have a very strong relationship and I try to spend as much time as possible with my family on weekends. Answer the questions below: 1.Life events – Identify ONE stressor that qualify as long term or life- changing. One long term stressor that Mel faces is commuting. She does not like travelling long distances, but she has to do it because of her job. 2.Daily hassles - Identify TWO day-to-day stressors - the kind which almost everybody experiences every day. (A) The trains are unreliable most times. This makes Mel to be late at least three times a week. (B) Another daily hassle is the stress that comes with waking up on time and getting ready to reach her office early. 3.Psychological responses - Identify TWO psychological responses to stressors (A)

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She constantly feels nervous about presentations, and she feels constant pressure to find new contracts. (B) She feels guilty for not spending more time with her family. 4.Physiological responses - Identify TWO physiological responses to stressors (A) She is also extremely tired hence she cannot complete any other task. (B) She lacks energy to do anything other than watch television Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders: What is Abnormal? (16 marks) Rationale: The purpose of this activity is to review criterion for psychological disorders. PART 1: Instructions: For the exercise below, review the criteria we talked

about in class used for assessing abnormal behavior. Then, for each scenario below, pick ONE criterion that you believe applies. Write down what the criteria is under each scenario, and provide a very brief (one or two sentence) explanation why this scenario demonstrates that criteria What Is Abnormal? 1. Terry has been having terrible nightmares at least three times a week from which he wakes up shaking and sweating. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Terry is suffering from PTSD because he keeps hav- ing nightmares that may remind him of a painful ex- perience, and he wakes up from these nightmares at least three times a week which shows that he is not getting enough sleep as well. 2. Vanda has visions and hallucinations that she often uses to guide her im- portant decisions. SCHIZOPHRENIA

Vanda is suffering from Schizophrenia because, she has a delusion that causes her to have those hallucina- tions. 3. Tanya hears voices speaking only to her whenever she turns on television, but she is not upset about it. SCHIZOPHRENIA Tanya is suffering from schizophrenia caused by audi- tory hallucinations that originate from within her, it is abnormal because she Is not upset by it. 4. Sam is afraid of snakes. He refuses to go for walks where there are trees because of this. Sam has a phobia for snakes, and it is reasonable to fear these wild creatures but when such fear makes one To avoid walks in environments that consist of trees, it becomes abnormal.

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5. Sandy has been plotting to assassinate the governor next time she appears locally 5. Mary continues to be very upset about her sister’s death, even though the accident that killed her happened two years ago. She still wears dark mourning clothes and cries almost every day whenever she thinks of her sister. She doesn’t eat well, and has had problems sleeping for the past two years Mary is suffering from depression. Losing a love one can be extremely tough and some people never get over it hence the fall into a constant state of depres- sion. What is abnormal is her constantly wearing dark clothes and not eating properly for two whole years. 7. Harry is so fearful of crowds that he can no longer ride the bus to work. Harry is suffering from agoraphobia which is a fear of crowds. He is fearful in crowed situation and always wants to avoid crowd place. This is abnormal because

the fear is preventing him from performing regular daily activities, in his case riding the bus. 8.Luke, a 35-year-old male, often urinates on the street. This behavior has been going on for the past 10 months PART 2: Instructions: For each of the following brief case studies, identify the disorder being described. After you indicate the disorder, identify TWO symptoms from the case study that justifies your answer. Be specific, using the case study symptoms. (15 Marks) 1. You see Jill (age 24) in the emergency room of a hospital where her parents have brought her for evaluation. They are worried because she is giving away all of her possessions and says she is planning to move to Seattle so she can "save the world." Her parents say that she has hardly been sleeping at all, but she seems very energetic. They say she has appeared to be "in a frenzy" lately. When you interview Jill, you notice that she speaks very rapidly. It is hard to get her to be quiet long enough for you to ask questions. She seems agitated, and has difficulty sitting still. BIPOLAR DISORDER

Jill is in a manic state where she is overly energetic and confident Jill is also speaking rapidly and finds it difficult to sit still. 2. Morris has been referred to you for psychotherapy following a suicide attempt. When you interview him he is very teary. He speaks slowly and looks down at the ground as he speaks. He reports difficulty in falling asleep and staying asleep for the past month. Morris states that he hasn't had much of an appetite and has lost 15 pounds. He reports that things he used to like just don't seem enjoyable anymore, and he thinks that life is not worth living. Morris doesn't expect things to improve in the future, which is why he tried to kill himself. DEPRESSION DISORDER Morris shows signs of extreme sadness as he is very teary Morris also shows a great lack of apatite as he has already lost 15 pounds

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3. A 35-year-old clothing salesman was showing a particularly fussy cus- tomer a suit 2 months ago and suddenly began to sweat profusely. His heart started to pound, he felt dizzy, and became fearful that he was about to die. The customer didn’t notice his condition and continued to question him about the suit in minute detail. The patient, feeling faint, abruptly left the customer and went to lie down in the back of the store. The customer became insulted, complained to the manager, and left. When the manager found the patient, he was slumped in a chair in the back room trembling. Approximately 10 minutes later the patient’s symptoms began to subside. He saw his physician the next day who found no evidence of any medical problems. Two weeks later, he had another similar unexpected attack. Since that time, he has worried continuously about having another attack. His friends and colleagues have noticed that he is no longer as sponta- neous and outgoing as he had been in the past. PANIC DISORDER His heart started to pound, he felt dizzy, and became fearful that he was about to die He was nervous and trembling in the back room 4. Jack graduated from high school and got a job working in a video store. After working for about 6 months Jack began to hear voices that told him

he was no good. He also began to believe that his boss was planting small video cameras in the returned tapes to catch him making mistakes. Jack became increasingly agitated at work, particularly during busy times, and began "talking strangely" to customers. For example, one customer asked for a tape to be reserved and Jack indicated that that tape may not be available because it had "surveillance photos of him that were being reviewed by the CIA". After about a year Jack quit his job one night, yelling at his boss that he couldn't take the constant abuse of being watched by all the TV screens in the store and even in his own home. SCHIZOPHRENIA Jack began to hear voices that told him he was no good. He was delusional and began to believe that his boss was planting small video cameras in the returned tapes to catch him making mistakes. 5. Joanne, age 32, is involved with the first man that really counts in her life. As the couple has become more intimate, Joanne has started to have flashbacks about an uncle who touched her sexually when she was only eight years old. She is distressed to find out that she is shutting down feelings about her boyfriend and distancing herself from him. Although

she has been sexual with other men, she says she can’t stand to let herself be sexual with someone she loves and trusts. She startles easily and reports a general increase in anxiety. She is very angry that she has to deal with the feelings about the incidents with her uncle that happened so long ago. She says that she thought she had gotten beyond all that. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder She has flashbacks of a traumatic event. She is triggered by the event and cannot stand to be sexually intimate with someone she trusts.

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