Positive and Negative Social Behavior

Edita Stončiūtė,

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Contents

• Liking• Loving• Aggression• Prosocial behavior• How to deal with anger

Liking and loving

Factors that initially attract two people to each other:

• Proximity• Exposure• Similarity• Physical attractiveness

Characteristics of love

• Interest in another• Fantasizing about the other• Rapid swings of emotion• Passion• Closeness• Fascinaion• Sexual desire• Intense caring• Idealization of other

Types of love

• Passionate love

• Companionate love

According to Sternberg, love has three main

components:

• Decision/ commitment

• Intimacy• Passion

Aggression

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Approaches to agressive behavior:

• Instinct approaches• Frustration approaches• Observational learning

approaches

Instinct approaches

• Zigmund Freud: aggression is a primary instinctual drive.

• Konrad Lorenz: aggression is a fighting instinct; definition of catharsis

Frustration - aggression approaches

• Frustration produces anger, leading to readiness to act aggressively.

Obsevational learning approaches

• Social and environmental conditions can teach individuals to be aggressive.

Helping others

• Diffusion of responsibility - the tendency for people to feel that responsibility for acting is shared, or diffused, among those present.

Altruism is helping behavior that is beneficial to others but clearly requires self - sacrifice.

Certain personality characteristic of helpers:

• Self- assured• Sympathetic• Emotionally understanding• Have great empathy

How to deal with anger?

Conclusions

Social psychology considers person’s interaction with other people, positive and negative social behavior. Feelings for others and positive behavior are very important in every individual’s life and cause positive emotions. In contrast, aggression and hurting others are unacceptable behavior.

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