Understanding Human Psychology: Identity, Prejudice, Attraction and Relationships

This article discusses the different factors governing human behavior and their implications on the psyche of individuals. It covers topics such as identity, prejudice, discrimination, attraction, and relationships.

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Reflective Statement
It is extremely important for an individual to understand the different factors governing
the human behavior relating to the different aspects. The sociological scenarios that affect the
overall human behavior has to be studied in detail to understand the implications of the different
factors affecting that in the environment. The environment and the psyche of the individuals are
dependent on a number of different scenarios related to the different individuals according to
genders. In the study we choose to understand the psyche of the different individuals based on
the data collected based on the different situational and the behavioral responses of the
individuals. The different social situations that present themselves to the individuals in the
society helps in the development of the psychological patters in accordance to their behavioral
responses in a given scenario. The analysis of the biological and the psychological responses of
the individuals in various situations helps us understand the relative thought processes of the
individuals. The mind body problem highlighted by Descartes is one of the best ways to
understand the behavior and the responses of the individuals in the light of the response of the
brain to the physical stimuli and the physical response of the mental causation. Perspectives and
perceptions of the individuals studied in the topic also helps in the understanding the different
mental thought processes behind the actions of the action of the individuals. I think the social
study and the psychological study will therefore help in the better understanding of human in the
society.
Identity and Self: Self-conception Self and Culture
Identity identifies with our essential qualities that manage the decisions we make (e.g.,
connections, profession). These decisions reflect our identity and what we esteem. For instance,

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we can expect that venture broker qualities cash, while the school educator esteems training and
helping understudies. In any case, few individuals pick their characters. Rather, they basically
disguise the estimations of their folks or the overwhelming societies (e.g., quest for realism,
power, and appearance). Tragically, these qualities may not be lined up with one's legitimate self
and make unfulfilling life. Interestingly, satisfied individuals can carry on with an existence
consistent with their qualities and seek after important objectives. Absence of an intelligent
feeling of personality will prompt vulnerability about what we need to do throughout everyday
life. A man may hold various characters, for example, instructor, father, or companion. Each
position has its own particular implications and desires that are disguised as personality. A
noteworthy errand of self-advancement amid early youth is simply the separation of numerous as
a component of social setting (e.g., self with father, mother, dear companions) with attention to
the potential logical inconsistencies (Tyler, Kramer and John 2014). Character might be gained
in a roundabout way from guardians, peers, and other good examples. Youngsters come to
characterize themselves regarding how they think their folks see them. In the event that their
folks consider them to be useless, they will come to characterize themselves as useless.
Individuals who see themselves as agreeable may recollect more positive than negative
explanations. Psychologists accept that the character arrangement involves "ending up" by
coordinating one's gifts and potential with accessible social parts. In this way, characterizing
oneself inside a social world is among one of troublesome decision a man ever makes. Regularly,
even with personality battle, numerous end up receiving darker characters, for example, sedate
manhandle, urgent customer, or bet, as a compensatory technique for encountering aliveness or
fighting off misery and triviality. What constitute the genuine self? A definitive objective for
people is to create and sustain those decisions that are reliable with their actual self. To deny the

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genuine self is to deny the best inside us (Campbell and Twenge 2013). To discover more joy in
life intends to live in agreement with one's actual self. The primary assignment is finding and
building up one's close to home possibilities. These individual possibilities allude to those things
that the individual can improve the situation than different things. How the individual to find
what those best possibilities are? The appropriate response is a procedure of experimentation.
This expects introduction to a wide exhibit of exercises, some of which we end up ready to do
generally well. This is perceived by the criticism we get from others and our own positive
sentiments about those exercises. To pick a reason not good with our abilities is a formula for
disappointment and disappointment. At last, we are required to discover open doors for the
execution of those possibilities and reason. Open social orders take into consideration part
portability and adaptability to execute character related decisions. In any case, this isn't the
situation in close and inflexible social orders. For a few, this may prompt displacement.
Personality is never "last" and keeps on creating through the life expectancy. Knowing one's
character precisely expands confidence and diminishes melancholy and nervousness. At the point
when individuals are doing what they figure they ought to do, they are cheerful.
Prejudice and Discrimination: Social identity: in-groups and out-groups
The subjective part is the impression of collecting the individual based on typology is the
stereotype—the positive and the negative views held by the individuals regarding a person or a
group of people of a certain ethnicity. We may choose to believe that "French individuals are
sentimental," that "old individuals are grumpy," or that "school teachers are preoccupied." The
behaviours of the person towards the groups may also be the effect of these stereotypes.
Notwithstanding the stereotypes, we may likewise create prejudice—an extreme negative
disposition toward an outgroup or toward the different participants from that outgroup. Prejudice

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can appear as hating, outrage, fear, appal, uneasiness, and even contempt—the sort of emotional
states that can prompt conduct, for example, the violence against the gay people is an example.
The stereotypes and prejudices are hazardous based on the fact that they may lead to
discrimination—needless negative attitudes toward individuals from outgroups in view of their
gathering participation (Whitley Jr and Kite 2016). Bigotry is prejudice and discrimination
against an individual construct exclusively with respect to one's participation in a particular
racial gathering, (for example, toward African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native
Americans, European Americans). Sexism is prejudice and discrimination toward people in view
of their sex. Normally, sexism appears as men holding predispositions against ladies, yet either
sex can indicate sexism toward their own particular or their contrary sex. Like bigotry, sexism
might be unobtrusive and hard to identify. Individuals regularly frame judgments and hold
assumptions about individuals in view of their age. These judgments and desires can prompt
ageism, or prejudice and discrimination toward people construct exclusively with respect to their
age. Normally, ageism happens against more established grown-ups, yet ageism additionally can
happen toward more youthful grown-ups. Consider desires you hold for more established grown-
ups. Certain types of prejudice and discrimination are worthy in a general public, there may be
regulating arguments to adjust and share the prejudiced beliefs, states of mind, and practices. For
instance, the non-public schools and open schools are not accepted in the society. Actually,
youngsters from rich families can only bear the cost of going to the private run tuition schools,
while kids from middle class and low-income families usually went to state funded schools.
Another dynamic that can strengthen stereotypes is affirmation predisposition. While connecting
with the objective of our prejudice, we tend to focus on data that is reliable with our stereotypic
desires and overlook data that is conflicting with our desires. In this procedure, known as

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affirmation predisposition, we search out data that backings our stereotypes and overlook data
that is conflicting with our stereotypes. Prejudice, or contrary emotions and judgements, is a
regular event when the individuals are from a different social group (out-gatheringgroup).
Negative attitude and behaviour towards outgroup can prompt discrimination. Prejudice and
discrimination against others can be based on ethnicity, social class, sexual introduction, sex,
race, or an assortment of other social personalities. In-groups who feel undermined may accuse
the out-groups for their situation, in this way utilizing the out-group as a substitute for their
dissatisfaction.
Attraction and Relationships: What leads to friendship and attraction
The attraction and the relationships are deeply correlated in the society as they have an
influence on the overall functioning of the different human psyche in the different scenarios of
human interactions in the social scenarios help in guiding the various factors that correlate the
human interactions. The major factors affecting the overall development of the attraction and its
different types affecting the human relationships in the society is the resultant of the societal
acculturation and the personal choice (Quenqua 2013). The interaction among the different
individuals along with the different factors that affect the different social acculturation issues is
also the result of their personal prejudices and the discriminations present in their mind affecting
their overall performance in the society. One of the major factors affecting the overall situational
scenarios in which the different individuals undergo attraction and the relationships between the
different individuals. Voluntary relationships are initiated with the help of open interactions
between two different individuals in which both of the potential members are free to initiate or
refrain from initiating a part of the relationship; as a result, the development of the relationship
and its survival in the time is dependent on the different factors affecting the attractions levels

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between the partners. Although it is the attraction which permeates and influences all human
interactions and relationships, it has a very important role in the formations of the different close
relationships between the individuals which includes the romantic relationships and friendship.
The various interpersonal relationships is the resultant of a number of different factors relating to
the different interactions patterns relating to the different interactions and which include contact
interactions and the impressions between the partners. One of the major factors affecting the
interpersonal relationships in the personal bias and the opinion of the individual regarding the
interaction pattern of the individual in relation to the other interactions they have in the society.
There are a number of different social imagination and acculturation in the society which forms a
personal bias of an individual towards a person leading to a relationship between them (Appel
and Shulman 2015). The different interaction patterns between the individuals are the resultant of
the attraction that is caused due to the personal bias of the individuals towards each other due to
some causal factors. The attraction between the people is often the result of the idealization of
the individuals by them. One of the factors affecting the overall scenario in this context is the
different ways in which the attraction is the result of the different co-axial psychological factors
working in tandem affecting the attraction and relationship between two individuals. The
psychological implications behind the attraction may often be a result of the different
psychosocial factors between the individuals in the society.
Understanding
The understanding of the human psychology is dependent on a number factors that mould
the individual identity personality and the interactions patterns of the individuals. Though the
identity, stereotype and discrimination and the attraction and relationships are strictly dependent
on the subjective opinion of the individuals in the society. The important factor governing these

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social interactions is the fact that they subconsciously mould the overall personality of the
individual and also has an important effect on the perception of the individual in the society. The
societal factors also play an important role in such developments.
.Therefore it seen that the different psychological factors greatly influence the different
performing functions of the individual and affect overall situational interaction scenarios
between them. One of the important factors that is affected by this is the fact that the individual
interactions between the different individuals are often affected by a number of different
psychological and the social scenarios. One of the major scenarios that affects the overall
performance of the individuals in the society is the result of these social interaction determinants
affecting the overall situations in the society. The different scenarios that affect the overall
interaction patterns of the individuals in the society are a result of these determining factors and
they help in understanding the behaviours of the individual and the different situation that affects
them.

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