Week 8 Flashcards
Feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen
- Hope
- Optimism
- Resilience
- Positive Affect
What is “Hope”
Feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen
It is a positive motivational state that is based on successful interaction between goal-directed energy (clear goals) & pathways/planning to meet goals.
According to the 3 distinct but related components of Hopefulness, what is: clear conceptualisation of goals (clear picture of what the goals are)
Agency thinking
Pathways thinking
Goal thinking
Goal thinking
According to the 3 distinct but related components of Hopefulness, what is: capacity to develop strategies to reach the goals (knowing what the plan is)
Agency thinking
Pathways thinking
Goal thinking
Pathways thinking
According to the 3 distinct but related components of Hopefulness, what is: ability to initiate and sustain motivation for using those strategies (to start and keep the motivation going)
Agency thinking
Pathways thinking
Goal thinking
Agency thinking
hope for an outcome that is reasonable or probable
Not wishful thinking
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Realistic Hope
* There is a pathway to obtain it * Hope that is based on achievable, realistic expectations – not a fairy-tale wish! • It is a marriage between desire and probability What we desire will happen, but also…it can/could actually happen (probability) (there is a reasonable chance).
A hope that is based on an imagined/aspired for community or society.
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• Utopian Hope
• Collectively oriented hope ○ Hope surrounding the individual - not just for self, but for all
Hope for a better future for all.
Can be prompted by different factors such as fear, grief/loss, concern for loved ones (which tend to be associated with a rising out of a sense of hopelessness).
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Chosen Hope
Helps the individual cope/manage distress or dispair that the adverse situation would have brought on
* Chosen hope in these circumstances is critical to managing distress/despair. * Essential part of adaptive emotion regulation
Helps individuals modulate their emotions in situations that would be distressing
Goals are linked to the process of hoping
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Goals are linked to the process of hoping
E.g., “I hope I can improve my GPA this year”
So hope is more goal-oriented than wishing alone, but less goal-oriented than, for example, SMART goal setting!
e.g. being a father
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Mastery hope
Mastering a task or a role (e.g. being a father)
Includes
• Higher goals ○ I hope to be the best father possible • Empowerment beliefs ○ My hope promotes my will and skill to be the best father possible! • Collaborative tendencies ○ I am not alone in fatherhood, my family and friends will assist me, I hope. Reach out into our net work to allow us to achieve that mastery
Hope Theory: a process of goal-directed thought that reflects…
(1) … : the belief that one can find ways to reach one’s goal
(2) ….: the motivation based on one’s perceived capabilities
Pathways thinking
Agency thinking
(1) Pathways thinking: the belief that one can find ways to reach one’s goal
(2) Agency thinking: the motivation based on one’s perceived capabilities
According to Attachment hope what are the two domains?
Basic Trust
Liberation beliefs
Openness
Self-regulation capacities
(1) Basic Trust
- Trust vs Distrust
- Where a child (0-2 years old) learns whether they can trust the world, which they learn through the relationship with their primary caregivers
E.g., “I have hope in the goodness of others”
(2) Openness
E.g., “I am open to new people because I have hopes of nourishing relationships”
According to Survival hope what are the two domains?
(1) Liberation beliefs
- Beliefs about freedom from adversity
- I can break free from this negative/difficult experience
(2) Self-regulation capacities
- Coping and adaptive emotional regulation, which will someone to overcome (surive) an adverse situation
Optimism focuses on …, whereas hope focuses on …
- generalised expectancies (what we expect about the future)
- a strong emotional component
Optimism forcuses more on generalised expectancies (what we expect about the future), whereas hope has a strong emotional component
both Hope and Optimism are central and contribute to
Positive Affect
Wellbeing
Resilience
Openness
But both concepts are central and contribute to wellbeing
Individuals that engage in hope more often (high) are more flexible thinkers, can adapt to challenges, better problem solvers and are more likely to use positive “self-talk” such as “I can do this”.
like “Velcro” to the psyche
Negative Thoughts
Negative Affect
Positive Thoughts
Positie Affect
Negative thoughts – like “Velcro” to the psyche (negative emotions have a greater tendency to stick to and stand out in our mind)
