Chapter 4 - Coping Processes Flashcards

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Coping

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Efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress

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Learned helplessness

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Passive behaviour produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events
Sometimes transferred to situations where person is not helpless
Passive vs active problem solving

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Behavioural disengagement

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Cognitive interpretation of aversive events is pessimistic explanatory style, out of control, feel helpless, give up
Increased distress

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4
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Goal adjustment

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Giving up can be adaptive, ie goals unrealistic

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5
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Displacement

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Freud: using a substitute target for aggression

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Catharsis

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Freud: aggressive acts release pent up emotional tension

Acting aggressively research more. It less anger and aggression

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7
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Media violence

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Highly correlated to aggression

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Self indulgence

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Poor impulse control, excessive eating, Gambling, internet addiction

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Catastrophic thinking

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Attributing failures to personal shortcomings, focus negative feedback, pessimistic about future
Increased distress and depression for natural disasters, illness
Heightened ptsd and shame in sexual abuse

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Defense mechanisms

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Largely unconscious reactions that protect people from unpleasant emotions
Self deception

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11
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Baumeister optimal margin of illusion

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Extreme self deception is maladaptive but small illusions may be beneficial

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12
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Constructive coping

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Efforts to deal with stressful events that are healthy

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Constructive coping examples

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Confront problems directly
Effort
Realistic appraisals of stress and coping resources
Recognize and manage disruptive emotional reactions to stress
Exert control over destructive habitual behaviours

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14
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Appraisal focused constructive coping

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Ellie’s ABC model, appraisal of stressful events is critical to coping process
Negative appraisal exaggerates magnitude
Positive appraisal allows cc

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15
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Humour as a stress reducer

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Creates positive appraisal
Increases pos emotions
Pos social interactions

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16
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Problem focused constructive coping

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Clarify problem
Alternative course of action
Evaluate alternatives, select
Take action, maintain flexibility

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Seeking help

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Asians and collectivistic cultures less likely to seek help from others, avoid burdening others with ones problems

18
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Improving time management

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Future oriented - see consequences of behaviour on future goals, less likely to procrastinate better able to meet goals
Present oriented - less concerned with impact

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Emotion focused constructive coping

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Enhancing emotional intelligence - ability to perceive and express emotions, understand and reason with emotion, regulate

20
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Emotional intelligence components

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Accurately perceive emotions in self and others
Know emotions shape thinking
Understanding of complex or contradictory emotions
Regulation of emotions

21
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High EI

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Better social, better health, better leaders, problem focused coping strategies

Low EI linked with burnout

22
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Emotional disclosure

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Better mood, positive self perceptions, better health

23
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Bensons relaxation response

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Quiet, focal point, passive attitude, comfortable position

24
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Procrastination

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70-90% college students put off academic assignments

25
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Seeking social support

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Problem focused coping

Perceived social support is much more important than actual social support

26
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Real acquisition of help negative

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Reciprocity: pay back support
Threats to self esteem
Skeptical about reasons (altruistic vs egoistic helping)

27
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Helpful behaviour

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Allow victim to express feelings

Be together show you care

28
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Unhelpful behaviour

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Giving unprompted advice
Withholding support
Encouraging to recover