Psych 111 1st Edition Lecture 26Outline of Last Lecture I. IntelligenceOutline of Current Lecture I. Coping with stressCurrent LectureI. Copinga. Efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stressb. Two basic types of Coping:i. Active Coping (problem-focusing)1. Try to eliminate the source of a stressor2. Reduce its impact through direct actionsii. Avoidant coping (emotion-focused)1. Effort to escape from dealing with a stressorc. Avoiding coping is not always badi. Some events are out of control1. Hiring decisions2. Severe illness3. Aging4. FamineGamers are attached to working hard for something that’s worth itIndividuals who believe that they alone can change the worldII. Examples of avoidant copinga. Self-deceptioni. Distorting reality so it doesn’t appear so threateningii. Typically a belief that if we cannot control things we don’t actually controliii. Can be a good thingiv. Makes us happierb. Learned helplessnessi. Produced by unavoidable, aversive eventsc. CatharsisThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. How one releases tension changes the effectiveness of catharsisii. Aggression1. Not effective at reducing stress2. Can increase stress by causing rumination3. Ruminationa. Continuous, repeated thought about a subjectiii. Displacement1. Shifted targetsa. More available or less threatening2. Shifts stress to other peopleiv. Expression emotions1. Best through writing or
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