Psychological Motives for Altruism Expla...

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In this episode, we'll talk about a ton of different social concepts in psychology and throw in a decent amount of vocab as we do it. Gonna start off with things like attachment, aggression, and altruism and shift into social interactions and the... 

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(Original broadcast date: May 26, 2017). Helping others feels good, but why do some go farther than others? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about altruism — what motivates us to be altruistic, what limits us and do we ever go too far. TED speakers include psychologist Abiga ... Show More

<p>Why do some people risk their own lives to help another person, or give away their fortunes for the benefit of strangers? This week, we talk with psychologist and neuroscientist <a href="https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RYGZAA4/abigail-a-marsh">Abigail ... Show More

'Effective Altruism: An Introduction' is a collection of ten top episodes of The 80,000 Hours Podcast specifically selected to help listeners quickly get up to speed on the school of thought known as effective altruism.Here the host of the show — Rob Wiblin — briefly explains wha ... Show More

We’ve talked about analyzing and predicting behavior based on people’s emotions and values, but what about motivation? It turns out there are a few prominent and fairly universal models of motivation that can give you a helpful framework to understand people with. When you can pi ... Show More

Anna Freud explores how altruism can be used to fend off anxiety (and fulfil "forbidden" wishes), with her interesting exploration of Altruism as a Defense.💌 Psychodynamic Newsletter → https://psychodynamicpsychology.com/newsletter📖 Books mentioned (Amazon affiliate link)The Eg ... Show More