Chapter 7 Flashcards
Focusing on things about which to be grateful
Attitude of gratitude
A persons cognitive interpretation of events
Perceptions
A cluster of behaviors associated with the development of coronary heart disease
Type A behavior pattern
Behavior pattern that is not excessively competitive, with no free-floating hostility and no sense of time urgency. Also develops coronary heart disease.
Type B behavior pattern
How highly one regards oneself
Self-esteem
A personality type proposed to be associated with the development of cancer. Characterized by denial and suppression of emotions; in particular, anger, resentment, and hostility, and pathological niceness.
Type C
A personality type associated with the development of and death from coronary heart disease. Characterized by negative emotion and inhibited self-expression.
Type D
The perception that one has little. Ontology over events that affect ones life
External locus of control
The perception that one has little control over events that affect ones life
Internal locus of control
The belief that one is either the victim of circumstances or the master of circumstances, each of which is erroneous
Cocreator perception deficiency CCPD
An unrealistic fear that manifests itself in physiological arousal and behaviors to avoid or escape the anxiety-provoking stimulus
Anxiety
Anxiety that is either temporary in nature or specific to a particular stimulus
State anxiety
A general sense of anxiety not specific to a particular stimulus
Trait anxiety
A condition in which feelings of terror arise from unrealistic fear, resulting in symptoms such as feeling numb, sweaty, weak, and faint.
Panic disorder
Overwhelming fear and excessive self-consciousness in everyday situations; a chronic fear of being watched by others and not performing well. Fear of public speaking is an example.
Social phobia
An intense fear of a specific situation that poses little or no actual danger. Fear of elevators is an example.
Specific phobia
Either imagining or encountering an anxiety-provoking stimulus while practicing relaxation.
Systematic desensitization
A list of small things to move through an anxiety-provoking stimulus
Fear hierarchy
A form of systematic desensitization in which a stimulus is imagined
Armchair desensitization
A form of systematic desensitization in which the stimulus is actually encountered
in vivo desensitization
A method of coping with anxiety that involves thinking about an anxiety provoking event as less threatening
Cognitive restructuring
A method of coping with anxiety that consists of examining irrational beliefs
ABCDE technique
The ability to identify and make use of strengths and assets to respond to challenges, thereby growing as an individual
Resiliency
A state of mind and body that includes three factors: commitment, control, and challenge
Hardy
