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Unit 2 Flashcards

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Coping

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Trying to DEC stress
-Strategies vary in effectiveness
-INC coping = INC MH & resilience

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Bad coping patterns

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Giving up, acting aggressively, and displacement

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Learned Helplessnes

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Pass bhvr caused by unavoidable stress
-Can transfer domains
-Creates pass M, avoiding

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Conditioning VS COG interpretations

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Adaptive - Blaming EXT (sickness is why fail)
Maladaptive - Blaming INT (fail b/c stupid)
Pessimistic explanatory style - Believe stress is beyond control, nothing can do, self-blame

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Bhvrl disengagement

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Giving up, ignore stress, INC stress
-^ can be adaptive when goal is unrealistic
-^ can be goal adjustment

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Aggression

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Bhvrl intent to hurt someone
-PHYS & V

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Frustration Aggression Hypothesis

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Constant stress = frustration = aggression

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Catharsis Hypothesis

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Aggressive bhvr DEC stress
-Can fuel aggression cycle
-NOT helping

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Corr btwn aggression and video game playing?

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Rsch doesn’t find one BUT
-Lacks proper control groups
-Certain folks prone to frustration/aggression effects of violent video games
-Not all media violence is =, exposure to violent VG has more effect than violent shows b/c involvement

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Limited value coping strategies

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Indulging, S-blame, defensive coping

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Indulging

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Eating, sleep, drug/alcohol consume, rumination, ECT
-Drug/alcohol consumption = addiction = lose $, bad decisions

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Stress impulsivity cycle

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Difficulty w/ emotion regulation > delay discounting > stress > again

Studies ass. impulsive bhvr & feeling stressed found those w/ difficulty regulating emotions = INC stress = INC impulsivity

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S-Blame

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Stress = H S-criticism
Catastrophic Thinking - Attribute failures to S
-Focus on others’ - feedback
-Too pessimistic about future
-Survivors of SA engaging in CT = M severe PTSD symptoms

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Defensive Coping

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Largely unconscious reactions designed to protect from - emotions
-Largely unhealthy b/c defense mech is just avoidance
-Ass w/ poor MH outcomes
-Helps to have optimal margin of illusion to feel good about self

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Constructive Coping

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Relatively helpful. 5 components:
-Face P directly, action oriented
-Effort, sticking to plan
-Having realistic view of stress & coping resources
-Avoiding catastrophic thinking
*Imperfect and thats okay
*Not everyone is empathetic
*learn to detect “must, should, always, never”
*Learning to dispute
-Learning to exert S control

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Examples of constructive coping

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Appraisal-focus, theraputic implications, humor, + reinterpretation

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Ellis’ ABC model

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A = stress
B = Appraisal-focus coping
C = Consequences

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Appraisal-focus coping

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How think about stress & BELIEF system
- - appraisal - Irrational, leading to - feels
- + appraisal - Rational, leading to + feels

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Therapeutic Implications (rational-emotive bhvr th.)

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Focus on arresting irrational thoughts

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Humor

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can DEC stress
-H humor to cope = H + appraisal and + emotions
*Facilitates SOC interaction = L stress = H MH

Type of humor matters, S defeating is bad, affiliating = good

Timing also matters

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+ reinterpretation

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Buffers stress
-Helps to think “Could be worse”, puts PERS issues into perspective
-Benefit finding in bad situation (NOT distortion) - Hard after traumatic event
*Leads to H MH outcomes

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Problem Focus Coping

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4 steps:
1) Clarify P, avoid generalization
2) Make alt. courses of action
3) Eval alt. courses and choose
-Cost benefit analysis, what is important??
4) Take action while maintaining flexibility

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Seeking help from others

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Caveat:
-Advise can backfire
-Pressure to perform
-INC stress stigma

Cultural diff - Collectivist VS individualistic
-C = LL to seek support b/c don’t want to be a burden

G norm = M vary in degree of conforming to MASC, esp those who think they should be S-reliant or in emotional ctrl

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Improving Time Management Skills

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Being committed to task
-Vary in degree of future oriented (current bhvrl consequence affects future)
-Vary in degree of present oriented (L concerned abt current bhvr influencing future
*Procrastinating (Cramming, it works so we’ll keep doing it) = M stress = M&PH issues
*Is rewarded when task is aversive and evaluated
*H stress = L task performance

Caveats:
-L academic performance
-Conscientious = L, easily distracted, L achievement and motivation

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Emotion Focus Coping

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Emotional INT, Forgiveness, journaling, exercising, meditation, spirituality, helping others

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Emotional INT

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Good at percieveing others & expressing own, understand emotion & can use them to facilitate/reason w/ thoughts, and being H in emotional ctrl
-STR = H leadership skills & PS strategies
-WKS = if L can’t control & regulate emotions = burn out

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Journaling

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Writing about stress = INC M&PH
-Bottling = H P arousal (INC HR, BP, immune compromise, and cardiovascular issues)

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Forgiveness

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Hostility toward others when upset w/ others interferes w/ life
-When forgive others & S = INC P&MH (DEC if Can’t)
-Hostility can = heart attack
-When angry = M space take, forgiveness = control stress source

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Exercising Benefits

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Have to WANT to exercise to get bennies
-Aerobic exercise = M bennies
-Has to be regular

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Meditation

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L stress hormones = DEC ANX b/c control over thoguhts

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Religiosity/spirituality

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Majority claim they are
-Ass w/ INC P&MH
*Gives meaning, SOC support, forgiveness (+ emotion coping), prayer (similar to meditation), and appraising stressful events
*Those who focus on - aspects = DEC MH

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Helping Others

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When we are altruistic and help others = + emotions
Caveat: have to WANT to help others

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S-Concept

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Self-Schema, qualities actually possessed
-Old S, now S, future-S
-Future = ought & ideal
*Ought = Qualities believe (b/c SOC) should have, not having them = guilt
*Ideal = Qualities would like to have, not having = sad

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How do we cope w/ discrepancies?

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Cope w/ other bhvrs = avoidance
We try to align actual and ideal S

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Festinger’s Shaping S-Concept

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SOC-comparison Th. - Comparing S to others
-Reference group is who we compare to
-Upward SOC compare = Ref group has better abilities
*Eventually never enough
-Downward SOC compare = Ref group has worse abilities

Comparison are V subjective

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Feedback from others shapes how we view S

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Age effect - Those older shape S-concept while we are young
-~Middle school = peers, partner when one is acquired

SOC concept - Situation in shapes our SOC concept
-Most critical of S when SOC concept is important and Qed

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Individualism VS collectivism

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W SOC is individualistic b/c independent S view
Consequences:
-Individualistic = unique S-contained distract S-view

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S-Esteem

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One’s overall ass. of worth as a person
-Global Eval of all S-aspects
-Trait S-Esteem - Enduring sense of S-worth
*Like PERS baseline
-State S-Esteem - Dynamic (changing) sense of S-worthI

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Important of S-Esteem

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Being H in S-Esteem
-H in happy
-Better SOC relationships
-Feels M likeable & attractive
-Persistent when fail, not held down by failures/setbacks
-Not related w/ academic or career achievement

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H SE VS Narcissism

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Narcissism - Tend to regard S as extremely important
-Preoccupied w/ success fantasies, believe they deserve special treatment, and react aggressively when S-view is Qed

Rsch shows songs today show INC narcissism
-“Me & I” INC, eliciting - emotions
-“We & us” DEC, eliciting + emotions

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Ethnicity, S-E, and G

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M = H S-E when S-reported
White F = L S-E VS white M
Minority F = H S-E VS white M
-Minority M maybe L S-E than white M b/c being compared to them
-White F L S-E maybe b/c “beauty standards”

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Aspects of S-Perception

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S-attributional, explanatory style

43
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S-attribution

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Inferences drawn about causes of own bhvr. 3 dimensions:
EXT (ENV) VS INT(S)
Stable (INT, not much change) VS unstable (bad mood caused to fail test)
Controllable VS uncontrollable

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Explanatory Style

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Inference cause of bhvr perceived
-Optimistic - Bhvr EXT & unstable w/ ctrl
(Failed exam b/c roomates party all night do better next time)
-Pessimistic - Bhvr cause INT, stable, out of control
(failed exam b/c stupid and can’t control INT)

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Motives guiding S-understanding

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S-ass and S-enhancement

46
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S-Ass

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We aren’t very good at ass. ourselves
-Better than Avg effect - Tend to think we’re BTA
-Dunning Kruger Effect - Lack of exp = think perform H than actually do

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S-Enhancement

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of Knowing who we are. 4 methods:
-Downward SOC compare - Better than others, feeling better abt S
-S-serving bias - Taking PERS (INT) credit for success
*Failures EXT
*Those w/ DEP = EXT
-Basking Reflected Glory - Tend to enhance PERS image by publicly announcing affiliation w/ successful group/people
*Success = close to group, failure = distance from group
*I’m so cool because my prof. Dr. Hawley is smart and successful
-S-handicapping - Tending to S-sabotage performance, giving excuse for future failures

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S-regulation

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Ability to ctrl bhvr
-Ego depletion model - Limited S-ctrl/regulation
-S-efficacy - Belief engaging in bhvr leads to expected outcome
*What we do pays off
*H S-regulation = INC M&PH

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Types of S-defeating bhvr

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Deliberate S-destruction, trade-offs, and counter productive strategies

50
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Deliberate S-Destruction

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Can’t control S = destructive bhvrT

51
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Trade offs

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ST possibly harmful bhvr to get LT healthy goal

52
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Counter productive strategies

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Misjudging capabilities, ex choking under pressure

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Public S

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Image presented to others
-Multiple S - Many public S we have

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Impressoin management

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Conscious efforts to make S likeable to others
-Integration - We bhv in ways so others like us and find us M favorable
-S-promotion - Accentuating / bragging STR point in front of others to manage their impressions on others
-Supplication - Look favorable w/ WKS / dependence to get favors from others
- - Acknowledgement - Admittance of flaws

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S-monitoring

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Degree of managing impression made for others
-H = chameleon / diff version of S in each SOC situation
-L = always expr true feels & attd, not concerned w/ impression management

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