Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Posttraumatic Growth, Brainstorming

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Alvin Segal

Document Summary

Assess positive reinterpretation and benefit finding as appraisal-focused coping strategies. Positive reinterpretation : looking for something good in a bad experience. can also buffer stress in the following ways: We can recognize that things could be worse. " Comparing your own plight to other"s event tougher struggle. Imagining yourself in a similar situation with a worse outcome. We can utilize benefit finding in a bad situation (searching for something good in a bad experience). a positive comparison strategy. Problem-focused coping help: list and describe four steps in systematic problem-solving. Evidence shows that problem-solving skills can be increased through training (heppner & lee, 2002, 2005) and by using these steps: clarify the problem. Two common tendencies hinder people to develop a clear picture of their problem. First, often describe problem in vague generalities i never have enough time". Second, focus too much on negative feeling so confuse the consequence of the problem with the problem themselves: generate alternative courses of action.