PSYC1211 Introduction to Psychology-post colonial Canadian culture

Your task for this activity is, first of all, to identify and describe the culture in which you grew up. Describe any ethnic or national ties to which your family belonged. For example, if you are a Canadian, you may have cultural roots and an identity rooted in Aboriginal nation(s), France, Ukraine, India, Iran, etc. Even someone who describes themselves as “mainstream Canadian” has a cultural identity both for themselves as individuals and also in terms of their family of origin. Much of mainstream post-colonial Canadian culture has its roots in Britain, and so many Canadians might look to British culture for the roots of emotional “rules” within their family. Wherever your roots lie, identify them.

In the second part of this task, describe any implicit or explicit rules or standards or expectations for how people label, experience, and express their emotions. You may want to discuss this with your parents, grandparents, or other elders in your community. What functions do these rules or standards have? Are there any generational differences in their use, and if so why?

Thirdly, describe another culture. You are free to choose any other culture you like, but do choose one you can find enough information about. Please cite your sources, and feel free to consult with people from the other culture.

Fourthly, describe any implicit or explicit rules, standards, or expectations for how people label, experience, and express their emotions. Finally, compare and contrast these emotion rules with those in your own culture.

There are five parts to this activity. Each part can be addressed in 1–2 paragraphs.

In the video, we see three broad types of behavioural strategies in corporate, successful psychopaths: the con, the bully, and the puppet-master (note that we are not describing three types of psychopathy; rather these are behaviours). Describe how these strategies might be employed in interactions outside the corporate world, with children, parents, spouses, other family members, and friends.

1. Suppose your parent met the criteria for psychopathy. Using what you have learned in the video, describe with examples how your life might be negatively or positively affected by living with a psychopathic parent.

2. Psychopathy is not related to intelligence, and people who are diagnosed as psychopaths are not insane. How should these factors (if at all) affect sentencing decisions for those who are found guilty of crimes that relate to psychopathy?

3. Describe some examples of occupations where it might be an advantage in some ways to be psychopathic. Show both advantages and disadvantages. Consider the individual, their employer, their workplace requirements, and their workmates.

4. Discuss why therapy is unlikely to be successful in changing psychopathy. Relate your discussion to what you learned in the video.