Self-belief Flashcards
Self-belief/concept
The view of oneself formed through the direct experience and evaluations adopted by significant others.
Self-efficacy
The judgements about personal capabilities.
Links to psychological needs; explanatory style; LoC.
Self-esteem
The judgements about one’s self-worth.
Self handicapping behaviour
Defensive behaviour/strategies employed to avoid failure.
Coping
Management of taxing/stressful situations.
Links to psychological needs, resilience; explanatory style; LoC.
Depression
A condition of mental disturbance, typically accompanied by negative affect.
Flow
A mental state derived from full immersion, focus, involvement and success in an activity.
Csikzentmihalyi.
Learned Helplessness
Helplessness is a cognitive, affective, behavioural state characterised by pessimism, passivity, negative affect and demotivation.
Learned helpness can be a result of an expectation of failure, uncontrollability, unpredictability in past events.
Life satisfaction
A measure of subjective well-being.
Optimism
A positive affective state, or disposition, that good things will happen, regardless of ability.
Pessimism
A negative affective state, or disposition, that bad things will happen, regardless of ability.
Types of psychological needs.
Autonomy (agency)
Competence (self-efficacy)
Relatedness (affiliation)
