PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wishful Thinking
1 Feb 2017
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Coping methods are any thought or behavior an individual may use to manage internal or external demands of situations that are stressful for them. The rational approach to coping that involves thoughts actions and strategies aimed at fixing or reducing the effect of a stressor. Involves thoughts actions and strategies aimed directly at managing or reducing the stressor: seeking emotional support, meditation, prayer. Talk to a friends about what your feeling. Try to make myself feel better by eating, drinking, smoking, using drugs or medication. Aspinwall and taylor: preparing for stressors in advance to prevent or mute the impact of potential stressors. Ex: asking someone to pick you up and take care of you after a medical procedure. Stock and clean your house before hand: anticipations are different from expectations. Anticipations a set of distinct possibilities or imagined outcomes that one considers for a particular context.
