Group Identity Effect

The psychological processes in the article include pain perception, and how we as humans perceive pain, how we react to it, and how we adapt to it. The article explains the pain signaling process and how pain can be amplified. For example, when we get pricked by a needle, a signal from our finger ascends through the spinal cord to reach parts of the brain. From there, we perceive pain, then we form a pain experience. Pain perception can be resulting from several factors such as the frequency of pain input, how sensitive the CNS is, How the body reacts after brain perceives and tries to send information to the injured area. A pain experience is when we have the urge to put a band aid on our injury, or be scared to get pricked from a needle again. However, each pain experience differs from one culture to the other, moreover, one person to the other. The article is conducting a research paper about pain and pain perception in different ethnic groups.

The client is identified as Kevin, a 14-year-old male from Honduras. Kevin left his family

Pain is not just a symptom, but a specific problem that needs to be treated. Pain is a neurologic response to unpleasant stimuli. What is the gate control theory of pain? What are the classifications of pain? What are some ways to manage pain?

The creation of a group identity means far more than placing a label on a number of people with a universe for those who are members of the group and for non-members who affirm and recognize the group’s existence. “At the individual level identity is an answer to the question ‘who am I in relation to other people?’ At the social level it is a response to the question: ‘Who are we in relation to other human groups?’” (Mach 1993:4). Those who are in a group together are identified as being closer to the “self” of one another while those outside the group are distanced from the “self” and become “other.” In most cases, this self/other divide is minimal and the opposition of “us” and “them” is little more than categories for “us” and “not

Pain and pleasure are experienced partially relative to each other. A given experience will be inherently pleasurable or painful, but previous experiences influence the experience of pleasure or pain. Relevant for this essay, painful experiences tend to increase the pleasure of subsequent experiences. I will illustrate this with an example. Relative to getting a finger jabbed in your eye, not getting a finger jabbed in your eye is pleasurable. Relative to a state of ecstasy, a normal state in which you are not getting your eye jabbed is painful. In both examples, the normal state of not getting a finger jabbed in your eye is the same, except for what came prior. In the first case the prior

In this article, The Sting Of Intentional Pain by Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner they offer an inside account of how intentional pain actually causes more pain than unintentional pain. These authors prove this through an experiment where forty three people came together, and were met with a study partner called a “confederate”. These individuals were then moved to individual rooms where they would be administered simple psychophysical test but primarily a discomfort assessment.

Definitions are important as they influence how we think and how our lives are shaped, just as our identities make us who we are, with different relationships pushing us in different directions. Aspects of our lives

experiments whose findings contradict one another. The multidimensionality of pain perception is reflected by how individuals process and attend to pain. External factors such as behavioral, psychological and social factors can affect how one perceives pain intensity. Attributes of the stimuli and how it is delivered may affect pain perception, as well. Researchers in the current experiment plan to implement a longitudinal study ranging 40 years with 50 male participants. The study will follow the participants starting at age 35 until they are 75 years old. These participants will undergo a cold pressor test four times a year that will evaluate (1) pain threshold, the time (seconds) at which they feel initial discomfort or pain, and (2)

Per Anthony & Mullen (2016) in group dynamics, norming is part of the group counseling stage where problems are solved, and group members began to understand the group and respect the group leader. Using identification and hope in a domestic violence group can have a positive change on peer relationships within the group (Gladding, 2016). Identification occurs when group members can relate to another member and hope is thoughts that the future and possibilities will be better (Gladding, 2016). In a group setting, identification is essential to have cohesion among the members (Gladding, 2016). Moreover, I believe that if I know others in the group share my experience, I would feel more at ease. When I think about the instillation of hope, I

The idea of collective identity as an alternative option for explaining the rise of social movements has been given little attention by contemporary theories. In a progressive, post-industrial, society where collective action no longer culminates around class-based issues and has become a common way of challenging conformist political and societal values, it is important to shed a new light on how social movements emerge and mobilize. I argue that the shared grievances of a collective group of people in which a unifying identity can flourish, explains the emergence and mobilization of social movements. To begin my argument I will first attempt to explain what a social movement entails by briefly comparing various contemporary theories on the

This short essay will look at the brain’s relationship with aspects such as pain and happiness, and to conclude to what extent does a correlation exist between the two.

Through a qualitative comparative literature approach studies the representation of identity formation on the work of transnational writers Reyna Grande and Sandra Cisneros. I introduce the framework of liminality to understand identity formation of transnational individuals. Transnational and diasporic identities have been understood as the incorporation of multiple geographical sources of identity, inclusive of locations on both sides of the border and having multiple homes (Szeghi 2014:163). While this is true, this definition does not address the disharmonies, sense of alienation and/or identity conflicts that the incorporation of multiple geographic locations that transnationalism can provoke to individuals belonging to the less privilege

Social identity theory is a theory which is intended to explain how people develop a sense of belonging and membership in particular groups, and how the workings of intergroup discrimination work. Social identity theory plays an important role in the study of social psychology. To some degree, everyone is influenced by social identity theory. Social Identity Theory tries to explain such intergroup discrimination in the 'real world' as well as in the circumstance of the minimal groups. The theory claims a process of social identification and positive self-esteem, “People can boost their self-esteem through their own personal achievements or through affiliation with successful groups” (Kassin, Fein, & Markus, 2008, 150). When a person is

The use of group as a teaching method was explored in psychiatric nursing field specifically a therapeutic tool, and a form of peer supervision.

All individuals at times in life can find themselves in association with different groups, whether the group being of common interests, same spoken language, same ethnicity or same shared values. Family is the first group to which majority of people ever belong, the culture and values our family instill in us determine our characteristics initially and as we mature through time, other factors such as our peers, circle of friends and work colleagues also contribute to deciding our characters. Groups shape our identity significantly and the fact that we belong to a certain group sometimes defines who we are, although our own identity may need to be compromised in order for us to belong. Our sense of self is usually shaped and influenced by