PSY 3105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Shared Decision-Making In Medicine, Stressor

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3105
• Professor: Philip Wall

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Stressor: source of stress: acute stress: sudden, short-lived threat, endocrine, sympathetic nervous systems respond, chronic stress: persistent, ongoing problems, consequences include health problems, depression, suicide. Coping in adolescence (cid:862)hot,(cid:863) i(cid:373)pulsive, or (cid:862)cool,(cid:863) regulator(cid:455) copi(cid:374)g s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)s: problem-focused: try to manage situation, emotion-focused: minimize importance, explore feelings, girls more emotion-focused, boys problem-focused, parents as models, sources of support, effective coping strengthens self-efficacy. What is resilience: resilience: positive development under difficult conditions, resisting negative effects of severe adversities. Fostered by attachment, self-regard, self-efficacy: essential connections to competent, caring adults, even extreme deprivations can be overcome. Unlike older adults, they have not made the commitments that will structure their adult life (arnett, 2004). The (cid:862)five cs(cid:863) a(cid:374)d a si(cid:454)th: goals of positive develop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:862)five cs(cid:863, competence, confidence, character, connection, caring, dynamic interaction of young people, community. Sixth c: contributions to self, family, community: youth are active participants in own development, as they develop, they change environment.