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Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the interaction of mental states and immediate social situations. What if I Still Have Elements of Social Psychology Final Exam Page 40 Questions? CHAPTER 2: NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER - HAS IT No problem, we have several BECOME AN EPIDEMIC? Page 42 options for you to choose from! Online at Psychology.EliteCME. Narcissism has been examined by mental health professionals for years, and yet something has com you will see our robust FAQ occurred recently within our society that seems to have blurred narcissism traits with the clinical section that answers many of diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and accepted societal behavior. This course will discuss NPD in detail. It will also examine the characteristics and the treatment of the disorder, your questions, simply click FAQ including ways to support those affected. in the upper right hand corner or Email us at [email protected] Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Has it Become an Epidemic? or call us toll free at 1-866-652- Final Exam Page 57 2119, Monday - Friday 9:00 am CHAPTER 3: SUICIDE ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION FOR - 6:00 pm, EST. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Page 58 Several states have put forth a specific goal: “to decrease deaths and hospitalizations due to suicide and suicide attempts.” This is in keeping with the National Healthy People 2020 objectives. Visit Psychology.EliteCME.com In 2009, the national suicide rate was 12 per 100,000 people in the population. This course presents to view our entire course library an overview of suicide deaths, methods of suicide, at-risk populations, and suicide prevention and get your CE today! strategies. 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Elite Professional Education, LLC has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that all content provided in this course is accurate and up to date at the time of printing, but does not represent or warrant that it will apply to your situation or circumstances and assumes no liability from reliance on these materials. Page ii Psychology.EliteCME.com Chapter 1: Elements of Social Psychology 10 CE Hours By: Wade T. Lijewski, Ph.D. Learning objectives This workshop is designed to help you: Critique theories of education, religion, and political sociology. Describe the history and foundations of social psychology and Construct hypotheses and studies regarding group dynamics. sociology. Compare urban and rural sociological factors. Discuss social psychology and sociological theories. Describe the elements of racial and ethnic inequality. Apply the concepts of socialization. Assess and apply concepts of social change. Overview Social psychology is the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, social structure to a much greater extent. Nevertheless, sociological feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or approaches to social psychology remain an important counterpart to implied presence of others. By this definition,scientific refers to the psychological research in this area. empirical method of investigation. The terms thoughts, feelings, and In addition to the split between psychology and sociology, a somewhat behaviors include all psychological variables that are measurable in a less pronounced difference in emphasis between American social human being. The statement that others’ presence may be imagined or psychologists and European social psychologists has emerged. As a implied suggests that people are prone to social influence even when broad generalization, American researchers traditionally have focused no one else is present, such as when watching television, or following more on the individual, whereas Europeans have paid more attention internalized cultural norms. to group level phenomena. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of Social cognition is a growing area of social psychology that studies the interaction of mental states and immediate social situations. In how people perceive, think about, and remember information about general, social psychologists have a preference for laboratory-based, others. Much research rests on the assertion that people think about empirical findings. Social psychology theories tend to be specific and other people differently from non-social targets. This assertion is focused, rather than global and general. The primary methods of data supported by the social cognitive deficits exhibited by people with collection are sample surveys, field observations, vignette studies, field Williams syndrome and autism. Person perception is the study of how experiments, and controlled experiments. people form impressions of others. The study of how people form Social psychologists are interested in the impact that the social beliefs about each other while interacting is known as interpersonal environment and group interactions have on attitudes and behaviors. perception. It is important to distinguish between social psychology and sociology. A major research topic in social cognition is attribution. Attributions While there are many similarities between the two, sociology tends to are the explanations people make for behavior, either their own examine social