Bystander Effect Psychology

This first psychological concept that I have observed occurring in real life is a person demonstrating traditional gender roles. I know people who are very “alpha-male” types and they demonstrate traditional male gender roles by being big and tough. They do not outwardly display their emotions and try to act as though they are able to fix anything. This may be because they have been told by the society around them that men are supposed to be tough, so they felt the need to act that way.
2. I have also noticed people displaying separation anxiety. Growing up, I saw my baby sister experiencing separation anxiety that was caused by being held by someone else other than our mother. This relates to developmental theories in that my baby sister
was experiencing stress from not being close to her mother, something that she unconsciously desires because it is imperative to her survival. Throughout human history, if babies had not instinctively wanted to be near their mothers it would not have been ideal for their survival, as mothers offered nutrition and protection. According to Freud’s theory of development, my sister would fit into the oral stage of psychosexual development
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As a certified Wilderness First Responder, I can definitely say that I have seen the Bystander Effect demonstrated first hand. On one specific occasion, I was at an outdoor event and woman began having a seizure. Everyone around the lady, including both close friends and the security guards for the event, stepped back and did nothing, seemingly waiting for someone else to step in and handle the situation. I noticed what was happening and stepped in to provide her with medical assistance, but not before I noticed that none of the hundreds of bystanders had taken the initiative to make sure that she was alright. Because there was such as large group of people around, everyone was waiting for someone else to spring into action, rather than doing it themselves, thereby demonstrating the bystander effect.
4. I have demonstrated conformity in my own life by doing what others think is right, rather than what I know to be correct. Instead of being nice to a less physically attractive person as I feel motivated to, I have found myself making fun of that person behind their back, simply because my friends are doing it. I have also found myself ordering a size XL t shirt because my friends tell me that buying the larger size is cooler or more masculine, even though I know I only need a size
Large.
5. I have experienced drug tolerances in my own life as well. When I first began drinking alcohol, it only took a few drinks for me to feel the effects. However with continued alcohol usage I developed a tolerance to the substance, and it required more drinks for me to feel the same effects. This is because my brain chemistry changed in order to offset the effects of the alcohol. This phenomenon is known as neuroadaptation, because your nuerelogical systm (brain) is adapting the alcohol.