Chapter 6 Flashcards
reality (or objective) anxiety
response to a perceived threat in the world
neurotic anxiety
experienced when unacceptable id impulses almost break into consciousness, leading to the ego using defense mechanisms
moral anxiety
response to id impulses that violate the superego’s strict moral code
coping strategies
conscious efforts to reduce anxiety in the face of a perceived threat
When do we become emotionally involved?
when we have reason to
sensitizers
people take an active role to deal with the problem
repressors
people try to avoid the problem
problem-focused strategies
take care of problem to overcome anxiety
emotion-focused strategies
reduce emotional distress accompanying proble
avoidance strategies
push anxiety-provoking situation out of awareness
How effective are active strategies
helping people cope with stressors than avoidance strategies
How effective are avoidance strategies
rarely successful in reducing anxiety/stress
frustration-aggression hypothesis
aggression is always a result of frustration
psychoanalytic frustration-aggression hypothesis
frustration leads to indirect expressions of aggression (displacement, indirect attack, sublimation)
what does aggression breed?
more aggression
object relations theory
children develop unconscious representations of significant objects in environment that influence ability to develop relationships with people
low fear of abandonment * low fear of closeness =
secure attachment
catharsis
idea is to get aggressive tendencies out to get rid of violent atmosphere
low fear of abandonment * high fear of closeness =
anxious-ambivalent/preoccupied
high fear of abandonment * low fear of closeness =
disoriented/fearful
low fear of abandonment * high fear of closeness =
avoidant/dismissing
coping flexibility
ability to effectively utilize different coping strategies
Who be angrier if you cut them: the person 20th in line or the person 2nd in line?
2nd in line
What did object relations theory develop into?
attachment theory
