Social Psychologists And Its Effect On People 's Self Esteem

Personhood is a moral concept introduced by Kitwood (1997), suggesting that the status of human beings are influenced by relationships formed with others in a social context. According to this definition, relationships have a tremendous impact on personhood. A weakened personhood results from disrespect, ignorance, isolation, and invalidation. On the contrary, through one’s presence, respect, trust, and communication, personhood is reinforced.

Most people face self esteem problems at different levels. At some point in life people face this problem without realizing it. In the essay The Trouble with Self-Esteem written by Lauren Slater starts of by demonstrating a test. Self esteem test that determines whether you have a high self-esteem or low self-esteem. The question to be answered however is; what is the value and meaning of self-esteem? The trouble with self-esteem is that not everyone approaches it properly, taking a test or doing research based of a certain group of people is not the way to do so.

These groundbreaking and controversial experiments indicate that social influence and constraints can make people comform to untruth or express cruelty. We will see how Asch and Milgram teach us that in a concrete situation with efficacious social constraints our moral sense can easily be trampled.

This essay aims to explore and describe some of the key studies within Social Psychology and show why social psychology is still important within the science of psychology today. Social psychology was once described by Allport (as cited in Lindzey & Aronson, 1985, p.5) as, “the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others”. One of the first psychologists to study social psychology was Kurt Lewin. Lewin is considered the “father of social psychology” by many as he took a stand against the dominant behaviourist approach during the 1920’s through his belief that interaction between the individual and their environment is key to affecting behaviour, rather than environment alone. His revolutionary ideas matured into the study of group dynamics, which is widely used by many organisations today (Collin, 2012).

The principles and theories of Social Psychology are important and useful in assessing behaviors in situations. These social psychological principles and their applications can be seen in fictional films which can also be attributed to everyday life. One such film that holds certain social psychological perspectives is Will Gluck’s 2010 production of Easy A. A film about high school student Olive Penderghast and how a sudden change in popularity and financial status, after an unintentional rumor about how she supposedly lost her virginity to a college guy spread through the entire her school. The film draws on the behavioral connections of pronounced hussy Olive Penderghast and her English class’s assigned reading of The Scarlet Letter.

When it comes to the aspect of human nature, it can be concluded that as creatures of action, often propelled by personal emotion, it is without a doubt that human beings have continued to shift away from society’s initial and original values, which in turn, results in society’s formation of a biased judgment as they are keeping away from what they consider to different or dissimilar. Over the course of the past decades, it has become increasingly unchallenging for human beings to stray from traditional beliefs. Furthermore, it has become apparent that humans have been very easily motivated by and are often fueled by selfish desires. As human beings continue to be blinded by their overriding emotions and allow themselves to be greatly affected

Past researchers had applied the theory of cognitive dissonance according to their belief as a religious Christians and the belief of speaking of the tongue. According to the study of (Melvin, 2010) it was hypostasized that the dissonance between the belief-disconfirming information about individual religious convictions would make Christian understudies seek after the dissonance decreases technique that empowers self-avocation, permitting a person to follow or all the more firmly hold fast to his or her previous convictions. But the results showed that it has no change in their beliefs about tongues in both dissonance conditions because of lack of familiarity regarding the issues of

I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder roughly six years ago. Even though the disorder has posed numerous challenges, having anxiety has facilitated in clarifying numerous aspects of my life. Having anxiety and having to visit countless different psychiatrists and psychologists made me recognize that not every professional in the field cares genuinely about mental health and the people that struggle with it. I know I can truly assist and guide individuals through the hurdles of mental illness by attending the Silver School of Social Work program at New York University.

The social cognitive theory is the belief that someone behavior, knowledge, and actions, can be directly related to his environment. This theory is predicting that if someone’s best friend, father, or acquaintance smoke and drink, more likely this person will drink and smoke. Coreil, (2010) defines theory as “a set of interrelated concepts, constructs, and propositions that present a systematic view of a domain of study for the purpose of explaining and predicting phenomena” (p.90). With that said, your statement about reducing the number of social gatherings that serve alcoholic beverages or simply stay away from these gatherings, could be a start to recovery.

The principles of one individual is different from moral code of someone else. Moral psychology plays a role because the reality in life is that there are norms, especially societal norms, showing different perceptions of what is “good” and what is “evil” (Taylor 1). For instance, bad influences can alter the ego of a well-rounded human being. As a result, his or her standpoints can change the way he or she thinks.

In the field of psychology, whether it is scientific, educational or professional roles, there are ethical standards and general principles set forth by the American Psychological Association (APA) that psychologist’s must follow to ensure that their client/patient receives the appropriate diagnosis and the best treatment available. In relation to state laws, it is also very important that psychologists follow the APA standards and guidelines in order to maintain a high level of professionalism and establish strong decision making skills that is required when assessing their clients. There are many issues that can arise in any level of professionalism. From a student who is just starting their psychology studies for the first time to the already well-known and respected psychologist, ethical issues can compromise the overall integrity, personal values, diversity, confidentiality, multiple relationship statuses and even the community work they do. The Ethics Code clearly states that psychologists do not need to adhere to the guidelines of the APA when they are outside of their professional roles. The public’s perception of psychologist’s behavior in their personal time may have some damaging effects on the professional relationships with consumers and clients. Psychologists need to understanding the social justice on a continuum from social reform to social transformation and, potentially, social revolution (Walsh, 2015). Social justice entails more than just doing justice

Although this finding is robust in different demographic variations, little is known about its applicability to different religions which have “Big Gods”. (The term “Big Gods” refer to “omnipresent and omniscient moralizing agent” (Shariff & Norenzayan, 2007) and this is unique to the three big religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam). Moreover, although they noted that the manipulations did merely a dip in religious beliefs of participants instead of an extreme change, it is unclear whether analytic thinking can decrease religious beliefs of highly religious people. Nevertheless, between-subject design had no possibility to do that; therefore, a within-subject replication of this effect is necessary to show its robustness.

Similarly, the hypocrisy hypothesis has testable measures that allow one’s focus to see the ratings of narcissists’ and of individuals that are presumably noted for having appropriate behavior standards, through observational methods. Observational methods are described as “a technique whereby a researcher observes people and systematically records measurements or impressions of their behavior (Aronson, Wilson, Akert, & Sommers, 2016). Nevertheless, it would be fair to mention during the experimental evaluations the testers experienced the effects of the cover story, in which the participants were given the objective which ended with differences of the original to uphold its psychological realism (Aronson, et al., 2016). Although appropriate behavior would be seen in the eye of the beholder, for instance, it would not be fair for the likings of anyone to give an accurate description of what appropriate behavior can be, that would depend on the individuals’ perceptions.

I am applying to the doctoral social psychology program of The University of Texas because the university has a prestigious reputation of scientific research, and I believe the social psychology program will develop my applied research skills and promote creative-thinking skills that will equip me to better serve society through my desired career path. I wish to obtain my doctorate in social psychology so that I may practice doctoral-level research and apply this research to workplace behavior. After obtaining my doctorate, my desire is to become a licensed industrial and organizational practitioner. Through the application of my education and career goals, I hope to impact society by not merely creating a more tolerable work environment, but by nourishing strengths within a work environment that improves well-being, performance, and allows individuals to flourish in a vital domain of one's life.

Research studies have shown efforts to distinguish differences between religious and nonreligious individuals in areas of physiological studies. In an article called The Neural Correlates of Religious and Nonreligious Belief (Harris, Kaplan, Curiel, Bookheimer, Lacoboni, and Cohen 2009), the topic of physiological studies attempts to discover differences between religious believers and the non- religious is expanded. The researchers intend to discover the difference in brain activity of religious believers and non-religious believers when presented with questions of fact and questions of fiction. This critique will present the researchers main questions, the methods used, the results of the experiments, and conclusions. The study’s strengths, validity, consistency and weaknesses will also be assessed throughout this critique.