PSYCH 3BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cardiology, Intentionality, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
18 Apr 2018
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Our feelings, cognitive, behaviour, become less negative and more prosocial. Some people have higher tendency to forgive others across range of situations (trait forgiveness) We are more likely to forgive people who are close to us, like family, close friends. Not condoning: not finding justification for the offense. Not excusing: believe offender has defensive reason for offense. Not pardoning: escaping legal sanction for offense. Not forgetting or deny: not pretend nothing ever happened. It creates similar physiological states: bp, hr, emg are similar as anger in imagined unforgiveness. Anger reduces prefrontal activity, increase limbic activity. Trait forgiveness is associated with reduced level of stress hormones cortisol. When someone has done something bad to us, we feel the injustice (we feel bad but they don"t) justice gap cognitive appraisal: No threat rumination (unforgiveness, depression) revenge, justice, avoidance. Yes we have the skill to cope challenge problem solving, meaning focus justice, altruism, conciliation forgiveness. Cognitive appraisal cognitive processing coping strategy.
