PSY 118 THE CONCEPT OF COPING

Question 1

what is the concept of coping?

Answer 1

efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate demands of stress

Question 2

what are defense mechanisms? ;)

Answer 2

-largely unconcious reactions that protect a person from unpleasant emotions (guilt and anxiety)
-sheild us through self-deception

Question 3

Letting out anger by hitting a pillow not only helps with coping but also….____________.

Answer 3

but acting aggressivley produces more, not less, anger and aggression

Question 4

common malaptive coping patterns; indulging yourself;

Answer 4

-stress leads to poor impulse control
-excessive eating, drinking, and smoking.

Question 5

common malaptive coping patterns; giving up

Answer 5

learned helpness; passive behavior produced by exposure to un-avoidable aversive events.

Question 6

common malaptive coping patterns; Blaming yourself

Answer 6

people often become highly critcal of themselves when stressed

Question 7

common malaptive coping patterns; acting aggressively

Answer 7

-aggression “behavior intended to hurt someone, phyiscally or verbally.”
-people who often act out towards others who had nothing to do with their fustration (displacement by freud)

Question 8

Albert ellies called blaming yourself “castrophic thinking” what is it?

Answer 8

• failures due to personal shortcomings
  -focus on negative feedback
  -overly pessimistic re;future

Question 9

ellies ABC; apprasial focused coping (C)

Answer 9

-Consequence; ; give friend space, send them a text later.

Question 10

ellies ABC; appraisal focused coping (B)

Answer 10

-belief system of negative apprasial (or beliefs)
- often casatrophic thiking exaggerates magnitude of problem.
- ex; friend must be off today, probably not having a good day…
- u have control of.
-postive appraisals allows constructive coping, often realistic.

Question 11

ellies ABC; apprasial focused coping (A)

Answer 11

A; activating event A; friend not being friendly.

Question 12

Constructive coping

Answer 12

dealing with stressful events in a reavity healthy way

Question 13

WHAT IS THE SYSTEMTIC PROBLEM SOLVING METHOND?

Answer 13

1. CLARIFY THE PROBLEM (VERY IMPORANT)
   2.GENERATE ALTERNATIVE COURSE OF ACTIONS AKA BRAINSTORMING
2. EVALUTION OF YOUR ALTERNATIVES AND SELECT A COURSE OF ACTION.
3. TAKE ACTION WHILE MAINTAINING FLEXIBLITY.

Question 14

WHAT IS PROBLEM FOCUSED COPING?

Answer 14

SYSTEMETIC PROBLEM SOLVING

Question 15

APART FROM STRESS WHAT ELSE CAN BE A STRESS REDUCER?

Answer 15

RELGION HELPS U COPE WITH STRESS.

Question 16

WHY CAN HUMOR BE A STRESS REDUCER?

Answer 16

-CREATES POSTIVE APPRASIAL
-INCREASES POSTIVE EMOTIONS
-FALLITATES POSTIVE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Question 17

WHAT IS POSTIVE REINTERORETATION?

Answer 17

-WE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT “THINGS COULD BE WORSE.”
-WE CAN UTILIZE “BENEFITS FINDING” IN A BAD SITUATION
- SEARCHING FOR GOOD IN BAD EXPERIENCE.

Question 18

GIVE EXAMPLES OF IRRATIONAL ASSUMPTIONS

Answer 18

EX; EVENTS SHOULD ALWAYS GO THE WAY I LIKE
EX; I MUST PERFORM WELL IN ENDEAVOR
EX; I MUST HAVE LOVE AND AFFECTION FROM CERTAIN PEOPLE.

Question 19

Apprasial focued coping; the roots of catastrophic thinking…what words should you avoid?

Answer 19

“MUST, SHOULD, ALWAYS.”

Question 20

WHAT IS ALBERT ELLIES THERAPY CALLED?

Answer 20

RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVORAL THERAPY

Question 21

WHAT IS ALBERT ELLIES THERAPY CALLED?

Answer 21

OFTEN HELPFUL TO SEEK AID FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY, COWORKERS AND NEIGHBORDS

Question 22

IMPROVING TIME MANAGEMENT; WHAT ARE FUTURE ORIENTADED PEOPLE?

Answer 22

PEOPLE CONCERED WITH BEHAVIOR TO REACH FUTURE GOALS
- LESS LIKELY TO PROCRASTINATE.

Question 23

IMPROVING TIME MANAGEMENT; (PRESENT ORIENATED PEOPLE)

Answer 23

PEOPLE LESS CONCERED WITH CURRENT BEHAVIOR ON FUTURE GOALS
- DONT THINK ABOUT FUTURE, HAVE MORE STRESS

Question 24

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?

Answer 24

THE ABILITY TO PERCEIVE AND EXPRESS EMOTIONS, USE EMOTIONS TO FACILLATE THOUGHT, UNDERSTAND AND REASON WITH EMOTION, AND REGULATE EMOTION.

Question 25

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SUPPRESSING EMOTIONS?

Answer 25

ACTIVIELY SUPRESS EMOTIONS (ESPECAILLY ANGER) INCREASES STRESS

Question 26

WHAT IS FORGIVENESS?

Answer 26

INVOLVES COUNTERACTING THE NATURAL TENDENCIES TO SEEK VENGEANCE OR AVOID AN OFFENDER, THEREBY RELEASING THIS PERSON FROM FURTHER LIABILITY FOR HIS/HER TRANSGRESSION?

Question 27

WHY IS EXECRISING GOOD FOR EMOTION FOCUSED COPING?

Answer 27

INCREASES EMOTIONAL CONTROL

Question 28

WHAT IS MEDITATION?

Answer 28

A FAMILY OF MENTAL EXERCISES WHICH FOCUS ATTENTION IN A NON-ANALYTICAL WAY.