Psychology 451 Lecture 17Outline of Last LectureI. Self-Control and Mental IntrusionsII. Automatic vs. ControlledOutline of Current Lecture I. Changing your mindII. MeditationIII. Cognitive therapy Current Lecture- Chapter 2: Changing your mindo Bad fortune will test you Don’t plan on constant good luck Book of Job and Boethuiso No man can be secure until he is forsaken by Fortuneo Nothing brings misery unless you allow it Nothing brings happiness unless you allow ito Epiphanies can be life altering if you practice everydayo Tightening (Id-pleasure) and loosening (superego)o Bad stronger than good Bad gets more attentiono Evolutionarily safer to be bad sensitiveo Thoughts cause emotions, emotions can cause thoughts- Life is abusiveo None of us are coming out aliveo We should have more respect for ourselves- Cortical lottery/change mindo Genes are not blueprints but recipes 50-80% of all variance in levels of happiness can be attributed to genes and not by life experienceso Left front cortical activity is associated with happinesso Right front cortical activity is associated with pessimismThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Meditation- change automatic thought processeso More attachments you have, the more miseryo Freeo No negative side effects- Cognitive therapy: negative triad: self-world-futureo Id thoughts, write them down, change them- Prozac: a shortcut, can change personality- We’re sugar coated-we get depressed when things don’t go exactly our way- Is there something more important in the world than you?o Family, child, significant other,
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