PSYC 4620 1st Edition Lecture 25 Outline of Last Lecture I. Self-Actualized PeopleII. Person-Centered TherapyIII. Evaluation of the Humanistic ApproachIV. Self-DisclosureOutline of Current Lecture V. Self-DisclosureVI. LonelinessVII. Self-EsteemVIII. SolitudeCurrent LectureSelf-Disclosure- Women disclose more intimate things than meno Varies by topic- Relationship with healtho Writing about traumatic events fewer health center tripso Emotional and psychological well-beingo Proposed reason Disclosure allows us to see our emotions so we can deal with them bettero Not disclosing can lead to depressionLoneliness- Operationally defined as the perception of the quantity and quality of your social interaction- Young adults require more friends to not feel lonely- Cultural differences: causes and consequences of loneliness changeo Collectivistic vs. individualistic- Propensity for loneliness is stable over time- Loneliness can be caused by having negative expectations about social situations and a lack of social skillsThese 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.Self-Esteem- Self-concept: who you believe you are- Self-esteem: evaluation of self-concepto Perceived valueo Kristin Neff- Self-wortho Fluctuations in how you feel about yourself, over the course of a day, rollercoastersSelf-Esteem and Reaction to Failure- Test experimento Reality and imagine- Low self-esteem: confirms low expectations (like getting a bad grade on a test)- High self-esteem strategies for coping with feedback- Contingencies of self-wortho Specific components of our life that we look at, domains to compare against other people, see how good we areo We tend to pick things we are good at to be a domain of contingency of self-wortho Cultureo Evaluation of yourself based on uncontrollable forces=anxiety and depressionSelf-Esteem and Culture- Differing ideas about what it looks like and what causes it- Collectivistic vs. individualisticSolitude- Not a bad thing- Positive and negative consequences- Personality traito High preference for solitude does not mean you avoid people-just find enjoyment out of being
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