Chapter 5: Coping and Social Support Flashcards
approach coping
form of coping where you actively attempt to solve the problem or address the stressor
avoidant coping
form of coping where you focus more on emotions resulting from the stressor and ignore or avoid the stressful experience itself. It involves mental or behavioral methods to deal with with the feelings resulting from the stress
Biofeedback
procedure where a computer or other monitoring device measures heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure in real-time allowing one to modify one’s behavior and thinking to see resulting changes in cardiovascular reactions. A form of relaxation.
coping
process of making efforts to manage distressing problems and emotions that affect the physical and psychosocial outcomes of stress
coping strategies
specific behavioral and psychological effort that people use to master, reduce and minimize stressful events
coping styles
general predispositions to dealing with stress; they are tools a person tends to use repeatedly
emotion-focused coping
involves mental & behavioral methods to deal with feelings resulting from stress
familialism
cultural value that emphasizes close family relationships. bonds, and ties
hardiness
people who strongly committed to enjoy their lives, enjoy challenges and have a high level of control over their lives
mastery
the extent to which one regards one’s life chances as being under one’s own control
network measures
a measure that researchers use to assess one’s social support network; involves
optimism
personality trait where a person has a general tendency to expect that good things, rather than bad things, will happen
perceived support
social support the person believes to be available to him or her
personality
an individual’s unique set of consistent behavioral traits, where traits are durable dispositions to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations
positive psychology
area of psychology that involves the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Major foci are emotions and individual traits
problem focused coping
involves directly facing the stressful situation and working hard to resolve it with strategic planning
received support
the social support the person reports was provided to him or her
religiosity
measure of how religious a person is commonly assessed counting the frequency of temple/church/mosque/ synagogue attendance, the average frequency of prayer , and the commitment to religious rituals.
resilient
used to describe an individual who bounces back from stressful events repeatedly. High resilience is linked to better health outcomes
social convoy model
theory suggesting that people are motivated to maintain their social network sizes as they themselves age, despite changes in the composition of the networks. Individuals construct and maintain social relationships while becoming increasingly aware of specific strengths and weakness of particular members
socioemotional selectivity theory
theory of social support change that proposes that people prune their social networks to maintain a desired emotional state
systematic desensitization
form of classical conditioning in which stressful thoughts or events are paired with relaxation
Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern
Pattern found by cardiologists that demonstrates that patients who showed a sense of time urgency, competitiveness and hostility were found to have higher risk for coronary heart disease and stress
