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Aggression
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Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.
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Just World Phenomenon
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Tendency of people to believe that world is just and people get what they deserve, and they deserve what they get.
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In group bias
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Tendency to favor one's own group
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Stereotype
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A generalized (sometimes accurate but often over-generalized) belief about people.
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Social psychology
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Scientific study of how we think about, influence and relate to one another
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Groupthink
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Mode of thinking that occurs when the desire of harmony in a decision group overrides a realistic appraised of alternatives
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Social loafing
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Tendency- people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their effort or common goal. more so than if one is held individually accountable.
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Social facilitation
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Improved performance of tasks in presence of others. occurs with simple tasks, but not with difficult or un mastered tasks.
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Normative social influence
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Influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval.
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Conformity
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Adjusting one's behavior thinking to match with the group's standard
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Depressive disorder
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Mood disorder- no reason, experiences 2 or more weeks of depression
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Personality disorders
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Psychology disorder uncharacterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning
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Seratonin
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Neurotransmitter associated with depression
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Bipolar disorder
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Mood disorder alternates: hopelessness and depression and over-exited state of mania. (aka depressive disorder)
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When is the greatest risk of suicide?
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Depression: when the patient is getting better
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