Lecture 6 Flashcards
“Is the event harmful or threatening?” is an example of _______ appraisal.
Primary
What is secondary appraisal?
Are my coping abilities and resources sufficient to overcome the harm or threat posed by the event?
Changing your situation is what type of coping?
problem focused
seeking information is an example of what kind of coping?
problem focused
examples of emotion focused coping:
distracting yourself, calming down, release
cognition focused coping is all about changing your ____.
thoughts
what are the two types of cognition focused coping?
- change appraisal
2. find meaning
which type of emotion focused coping is better for your health?
approach
what are the 2 types of emotion focused coping?
- avoidant
- approach
what is hypothesis 1 of how trauma writing works?
inhibiting things hurts you, so disclosing things helps you.
what is hypothesis 2 of how trauma writing works?
it helps people find meaning in their circumstances
what is bereavement?
being sad after someone you love dies
what does the loss effect day?
bereavement–especially the loss of one’s spouse–leads to physical illness, and perhaps even death
what are forms of evidence for the loss effect?
- days of disability
- symptom reports
- doctor/hospital visits
- mortality
- immune system function
what could be another reason for days of disability?
could be due to emotional problems, not physical health
what could be another reason for symptom reports?
could be a reporting or noticing bias
what could be another reason for doctor/hospital visits?
could be because they stopped taking care of self, were pressured to get checkups. could be mental health visits
what could be another reason for mortality?
could be shared environment
in a study on bereavement and immune function, bereaved women had lower ______ than non-bereaved controls.
natural killer cell activity
in a study on bereavement and immune function, what was found about widows’ natural killer cells?
they had lower natural killer cell activity one month after their husband’s death than one month before it.
what’s an example of problem focused coping?
studying for a test (fixing a problem)
what are ways to change appraisal?
- social comparison (I did bad but compared to HIM…)
- change goals (I wanted an A but I can do with a B)
- denial
which type of coping is related to bad symptoms for health?
emotion focused
