PSYC 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Coronary Artery Disease, Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Extraversion And Introversion
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Personality & emotion: we often think of emotions as temporary states: transitory or brief experiences; sometimes situational, specific, but, emotions can also be trait-like: certain emotions can be experienced more frequently or more consistently over time. Emotional style (intensity/variability): high affect intensity / variability. Associated with high neuroticism, high extraversion, and high openness to experience (more open to experience different emotions) Experience emotions mildly; only gradual fluctuations over time, minor emotional reactions. Involves efforts aimed at monitoring, evaluating, and modifying emotional reactions. Low emotional regulation associated with anxiety, hostility, and impulsivity. Depressive style: beck"s cognitive triad, depressing/negative schemas of: self, world, future, depressive attributional style: Emphasizes internal, global, stable causes for negative events. Associated with feelings of helplessness and poor adjustment. Type a personality (continuum, rather than category): noticed by cardiologists who observed commonalities among many of their coronary heart disease (chd) patients, hostility (anger) most consistent, most important, competitive, achievement-striving, time urgency (impatience, vs.
