Lecture 14: Positive Psych Well-being Flashcards
What is affect?
A general overview of how we feel
Emotion occurs in response to…
Aa situation or event
What is mood?
Typically +ve or -ve, less intense and not linked to any one particular situation
What is negative affect?
Feeling bad/unpleasant
What is positive affect?
Feeling good/pleasant
What is the feeling scale used for?
used to measure the umbrella term of affect, can simply ask someone how they’re feeling right now
Positive affect is a component of…
Good psychological well-being
Negative affect is a symptom of…
Mental ill-health
What type of force does affect have?
A motivational force - the way we feel influences our behaviour, people choose to do things that make them feel good and avoid what makes them feel bad
The more positive experiences we have during exercise…
makes it more likely that we will be positive hence remember this positive experience and then want to exercise again
What is exercise decision?
The decision of whether we want to do it or avoid it based on past feelings
What is autonomic evaluation?
the assessment or measurement of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)
What is affective response?
How you feel right now
What is affective forecast?
How you expect to feel
What has the strongest influence on how we feel during exercise?
Intensity
What intensity is the best?
Moderate - high intensity is good for physiological outcomes but not for psychological outcomes
OVERALL its personal preference
How does exercise make us feel psychologically?
- Accomplishment
- Improvements - faster, longer etc.
- Social element - sense of belonging/community
How does exercise make us feel physiologically?
- Feel worse due to sore muscles
- HR response - up can be associated with good or bad feeling depending on how the person has interpreted differently
- Breathing rate
What are things that can effect how we are feeling when exercising?
- Adrenaline
- Environment (inside vs outside)
- Competitive element (winning or losing)
- Energy levels
- Pre-exercise feeling can also affect how we feel during exercise
What is cognitive appraisal?
the process by which individuals assess and interpret a situation to determine its significance and their ability to cope with it
Cognitive appraisal will differ with…
Exercise experience
If praise it positively = positive response and vice versa
What is the affect relationship between exercise intensity and response?
Affect relationship is complicated and it is difficult to know how people will respond to an intensity you prescribe
- Same for depression and anxiety
What are ways we can ensure a +ve affect from exercise?
- Autonomy over intensity selection
- Different exercise environments
- Changing the cognitive appraisal
