My random act of kindness was paying a family member's cable bill so her service wouldn't get turned off. This case was a bit more unique because it wasn't just her favorite channels she would be missing out on. She has a twelve year old autistic son who if doesn't have internet, will get into extreme anger and anxiety attacks. To me, altruism is the foundation of a good world. In a more fictional aspect, I view altruism as ‘the source of all good'.
In comparison to social, personal and professional responsibility, altruism is a genuine act of kindness with the sole purpose to help someone, not to meet social expectations. Personal, professional, and social responsibility are just as they are called; responsibilities.
They are acts, reactions, and behaviors that are already expected out of society for one to either aid the community, groups, or individuals if they can. For example, if a woman has three children and a hand full of groceries, it would be considered a personal responsibility for many to open the door for her. A professional example includes the expectation that all employees should be treated nicely and with respect. Someone can't get fired if they look at another person in a mean way but it wouldn't be positively viewed by other employees or people. An interesting example of altruism is a brave civilian climbing up a tall water tower to try and save a troubled young teen from suicide.
[...] To me, altruism is the foundation of a good world. In a more fictional aspect, I view altruism as source of all good'. In comparison to social, personal and professional responsibility, altruism is a genuine act of kindness with the sole purpose to help someone, not to meet social expectations. Personal, professional, and social responsibility are just as they are called; responsibilities. They are acts, reactions, and behaviors that are already expected out of society for one to either aid the community, groups, or individuals if they can. [...]
[...] This is why social psychology exists. Altruism couldn't exist if there wasn't a world of people to do selfless acts for. One example of altruism's application to psychological principles is explained by Stocks, Lishner, & Decker (2009), stating that a number of experiments suggest that empathy evokes an altruistic motive to aid the individual because they genuinely want to stop the suffering not gain an egoistic aversive-arousal motive. Personal and professional responsibilities related to altruism include, respecting each other, working as a team, treat other people and co-workers as you would want to be treated, and conduct acts of kindness to each customer or any individual you ever get the chance to. [...]
[...] Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/altruism Stocks, E. L., Lishner, D. A. and Decker, S. K. (2009), Altruism or psychological escape: Why does empathy promote prosocial behavior?. Eur. J. Soc. [...]
[...] The only limits to altruism are limits in people. Human beings are the ones who spread altruism throughout the world. I feel that a way to avoid limitations is to spread it. One random act of kindness can inspire anyone who sees it or is impacted by it. While I thoroughly enjoyed being able to keep that twelve year old autistic boy's internet on for another month, the future of altruism in psychology is just as bright. While the world does have many dark people and occurrences in it every day, I truly believe good will grow day to day and from generation to generation. [...]
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