PS282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Job Satisfaction
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Coping is a dynamic process that fluctuates over time according to the demads of the situation, available resources, and a person"s ongoing appraisal and emotions. Ongoing process of constructing the meaning of stressful sitations or events. Extent to which situation is seen as challenging/threatening, expected/unexpected, controllable or not. Reappraisal: reframing a problem, altering perception of the situation or meaning. Problem focused coping = addressing problem situation directly, making a plan and following it. Emotion focused coping = addresses feelings that accompany stressors, reduce anxiety or increase emotional support from friends/family. Meaning focused coping = finding significance in stressor by reappraising it, ex suffering will lead to growth. Resources are increased, successes build on each other, and stressor is transformed into a catalyst for growth. Wellness: not just the absence of symptoms but the experience of positive outcomes ex life satisfaction, self esteem etc.
