PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Hans Selye, Learned Helplessness

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Approach motives (motivated to approach certain behaviours) and avoidance motives (motivated to avoid certain behaviours) Conflict: where 2 i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)pati(cid:271)le respo(cid:374)ses/goals e(cid:454)ist si(cid:373)ulta(cid:374)eousl(cid:455) (cid:271)ut (cid:271)oth (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e satisfied. You have to make a choice between the two, ad this can create stress. Approach conflict: where you have 2 end goals/behaviours that end simultaneously. Avoidance conflict: where both end goals are negative. Approach avoidance conflict: where 2 end goals exist but one is positive and the other is negative. Cognitive dissonance: the state of having inconsistent beliefs and attitudes relating to behavioural decisions and attitude changes. General adaptation syndrome (selye 1930ish: problem-focussed coping, we try to remove or change the stressor directly, emotion-focussed coping, reduce the negative emotional responses. Durability to cope with stress is influenced by: our percured personal control. Lack of control can lead to learned helplessness: interval vs external locus of control, explanation style, pessimistic or optimistic, social support.