Lecture 4 Flashcards

1
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How does emotion work

A

Stimulus comes in -> primary appraisal process (immediate increase in physiological arousal) -> secondary appraisal process (interpretation of the stimulus in combination with the environment) -> emotional experience

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2
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Prosocial behaviour

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The acts people engage in to help others

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3
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Cognitive developmental perspective of moral reasoning

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  1. Preconventional moral reasoning up to 9 years - reasoning based on punishments and rewards instead of what is right
  2. Conventional moral reasoning most adolescents and adults - reasoning based on social conventions and laws
  3. postconventional moral reasoning 0-15% - further from laws and rules but deciding on the greater good.
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4
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Moving up on moral reasoning rules

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When a child is ready and is exposed to further moral reasoning, follows a pattern of consolidation, in which the reasoning is consistent to transition, more variability in reasoning, back to consolidation.

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5
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Shame

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Others are perceiving you negatively

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6
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Guilt

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You see your own behaviour as negative

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7
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Adolescence as a period of turmoil

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Yes, negative emotions become more frequent and intense, no, emotional fluctuations seem to decrease.

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8
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Emotional regulation

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The skills we use to alter the intensity and duration of our emotional experiences to accomplish our goals:
* Not feeling worse
* Feeling better
* Conveying our emotions towards others

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9
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Re-appraisal

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Taking a different perspective

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10
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Avoidance

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Efforts to relieve yourself from the stressor, boys are more likely to use this

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11
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Denial

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Pretending the stressor does not exist

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12
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Suppression

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Consciously ignoring and suppressing the stressor

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13
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Rumination

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Thinking repetitively about the stressor but not acting

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13
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Emotional awareness (emotional intelligence)

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  • Emotion regulation
  • Understanding self
  • Empathy
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14
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Affective empathy

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Feeling the same as the other does

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15
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Cognitive empathy

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Understanding the emotion of the other

16
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Adolescents have difficulty regulating their emotions?

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Yes, maladaptive strategies are used, but also new strategies and the emotional awareness increases.