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Finals: Module 1 Flashcards

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1
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described as a ‘Velcro
construct’

A

Optimism

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In the early days of philosophy and psychology, optimism was thought of as superficial ____ of suffering.

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denial

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2
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in what year mental health was defined as
‘reality testing’

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1930’s and the 1960’s

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2
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Balanced view of the world.

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‘reality testing’

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2
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necessary component for resilient and happy
individuals.

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optimism

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3
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two types of dispositional optimism.

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Expectancy and Confidence

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OPTIMISM’S TWO MAIN SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT

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A. DISPOSITIONAL OPTIMISM
B. ATTRIBUTION STYLE OR EXPLANATORY STYLE

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4
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personality trait relating to generalized outcome
expectancies.

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DISPOSITIONAL OPTIMISM

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5
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  • most crucial element of dispositional optimism
  • behaviours are results of the desire to obtain a person’s values or goals.
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Expectancy

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6
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one explains the causes and influences of previous positive and negative events

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ATTRIBUTION STYLE OR EXPLANATORY STYLE

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7
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  • highly influential on optimism.
  • if this ____ is high that the goal can be achieved, then the person is more likely to act.
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Confidence

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8
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Internal, Stable, Global

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Pessimist

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9
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attributions for ____ events are more important than those for positive events.

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negative

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10
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External, Unstable, Local

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Optimist

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Also called the “positivity bias”.
- tendency of people to remember pleasant
items more accurately than unpleasant ones.

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POLLYANNA PRINCIPLE

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12
Q

Subconsciously, mind focus on _____.
Consciously, mind focus on ____.

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optimistic, negative

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13
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The key to learned optimism is

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reframing.

13
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concerned with the question of why good and bad

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Attributional style

13
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focuses on what will
probably happen in the future.

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Dispositional optimism

13
Q

ABC’S

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Adversity, Belief, Consequence

14
Q

non-judgmental facts of the situation (who, what,
where, when) How did you react?

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Adversity

15
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Immediate patterned belief (why it happened, what will happen next)

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Belief

16
Q

pessimists way of coping

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avoidant

17
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exaggerated belief in one’s capacity to control independent, external events or the better that
the average effect.

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Unrealistic optimism

18
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  • belief that most people are biased towards viewing themselves in an
    optimistic way.
  • enduring patterns of beliefs about self, world and future.
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Positive illusions

19
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based on the ability to think of, and plan, for the worst- case scenario of a situation;

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Defensive pessimism

19
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are used to manage ‘negative information’

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Self-deceptive strategies

19
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  • person’s self-assessment of their ability to exert control
  • degree to which people believe that they have
    control over the outcome of events in their lives.
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LOCUS OF CONTROL

19
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  • Also known as wishful thinking
  • viewing themselves below average for such occurrences as cancer, heart disease, failure and heartbreak
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UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM

20
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cognitive strategy to set low expectations for upcoming performance, despite having performed well in previous similar situations

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Defensive pessimism

21
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  • This will allow you to avoid ‘wishful thinking’
  • realistically assessing the likelihood of positive and negative outcomes in any given situation.
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positive realism or flexible optimism

22
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THREE ‘SELVES’ IN OPTIMISM

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  • SELF-CONFIDENCE
  • SELF-EFFICACY
  • SELF-ESTEEM
23
Q

had some nastier, narcissistic connotations, inducing an inflated sense of self

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Self-confidence

23
Q

Being certain in
your own abilities . . . and about having trust in
people, plans or the future’

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Self-confidence

24
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‘the belief” a person has that they can reach their
goals or a desired outcome’

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Self-efficacy

25
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“The power of I can”.

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Self-efficacy

26
Q

one of the core features of agency and is
expressed in the concept of self-efficacy

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Self-reflection

27
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  • we can develop self-efficacy via ________,
  • which is imagining ourselves or others behaving effectively in hypothetical situations.
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imaginal experiences

28
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‘totality of the individual’s thoughts and feelings with reference to himself as an object.’

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SELF-ESTEEM

29
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the determination to achieve goals (agency)
plus the belief that many pathways can be generated.

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Hope

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