Mastery Of Negative Affect

Question 0

What processes are included in motion regulation?

Answer 0

1. To change, prevent, or initiate own emotional state;
2. To modify significance of event for own self;
3. To modulate behavioral expression of emotion

Question 1

What is required for adaptive functioning?

Answer 1

Effective emotion regulation

Question 2

What is effective emotion regulation associated with?

Answer 2

Optimal social functioning

Question 3

What is typical response of person not able to modulate own strong negative emotions in a provocative circumstance or stressors?

Answer 3

(1) Inappropriate externalizing of neg feelings (anger, frustration);
(2) May be overwhelmed by fear, anxiety or depression

Question 4

What is sadness associated with?

Answer 4

Internalizing problems and sometimes externalizing them

Question 5

What allows people considerable control over their life experiences and life course?

Answer 5

Ability as active agent with capacity to self regulate

Question 6

What is most influential aspect of human’s agency and relative knowledge & belief structures?

Answer 6

Personal belief whether have capacity to exert control over the events that affect their lives

Question 7

When do people have little incentive to undertake and persevere in face of challenge in some activity?

Answer 7

Do not believe can produce desired results with their actions

Question 8

What determine impact of emotional states on one’s functioning?

Answer 8

Appraisal of cause of affective states & expected consequences

Question 9

What strongly influences regulatory strategies to responses to emotions?

Answer 9

Extent believe have control over causes of emotions & consequences of their reactions to emotions

Question 10

How does self efficacy beliefs play pivotal role in one’s emotional experience?

Answer 10

Perceive able exert control over entire emotional experience

Question 11

What are the elements of emotional experience?

Answer 11

Cause of emotion
Own reactions
Expected consequences

Question 12

How can each emotion be viewed?

Answer 12

1. Unique organization of affect, cognitive & behavior under (a) situational constraints & (b) cultural constraints.

Question 13

What are the 3 focuses related to how different negative emotions can be grouped?

Answer 13

1. Extent nature & experience contribute to each emotion;
2. Focus on action tendencies; approach vs avoidance
3. Focus on events caused emotions; impediment to achieve goals vs threat to integrity/self-regard

Question 14

In dealing with emotions, what has been associated with regulation strategies?

Answer 14

Specific emotions are evoked by different interpretations of events