Social Support and Hardiness Pt.2 Flashcards
ELLIS’ RATIONAL-EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT) AND (ABC) MODEL:
therapy that focuses on altering client’s patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive emotions/behavior
NEGATIVE APPRAISALS
often associated with catastrophic thinking, which exaggerates the magnitude of our problems
POSITIVE APPRAISALS
allow constructive coping
ABC STANDS FOR:
A = activating event
B = belief system
C = consequence
HUMOR REDUCED THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF STRESS ON MOOD BY:
creates more positive appraisal
increases positive emotions
facilitates positive social interactions
POSITIVE REINTREPTATION BUFFERS STRESS IN THE FOLLOIWNG WAYS
- recognizing that things could have been worse
- finding benefits in a bad situation
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS CAN BE INCREASED BY USING THESE STEPS:
- clarify the problem
- generate alternative courses of action
- evaluate your alternatives and select a course of action
- take action while maintaining flexibility
SOCIAL SUPPORT
- feeling that one is loved, cared for, esteemed, valued
- feeling that one is part of a network of communication + mutual obligations from significant others
A SENSE OF PERSONAL CONTROL
the feeling that one can make decisions + take effective action to produce desirable outcomes and avoid undesirable ones
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
- expression of empathy, caring, concern toward a person
- provides person with sense of comfort, reassurance, belongingness and being loved in times of stress
ESTEEM SUPPORT
- expressed through positive regard for the person
- encouragement/agreement with the individual’s ideas or feelings
- positive comparison of the person with others
TANGIBLE OR INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT
involves direct assistance
(e.g. lending money, giving ride, helping with chores)
INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT
includes giving advice, directions, suggestions, feedback about how the person is doing
NETWORK SUPPORT
provides a feeling of membership in a group of people who share interests + social activities
(e.g. alcoholics anonymous(
BEHAVIORAL CONTROL
involves the ability to take concrete action to reduce the impact of a stressor
same as problem-focused coping
COGNITIVE CONTROL
uses thought processes/strategies to modify the impact of a stressor
same as appraisal-focused coping
DECISIONAL CONTROL
the opportunity to choose between alternative procedures or courses of action
INFORMATIONAL CONTROL
involves the opportunity to get knowledge about a stressful event
knowing ahead of time what will happen, why, and what the consequences are likely to be
