PSYB30H3 Chapter 5: Chapter 5
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Chapter 5: five basic traits- in the brain and in behaviour. The many ways to feel bad: measures of chronic anxiety, depression, excessive emotionality, nervousness, moodiness, hostility, vulnerability, self-consciousness, hypochrondriasis, tendency to be distressed and upset in many realms of their lives, worried, nervous, insecure. hyperacitivity: people high in n more sensitive to signals of punishment and negative effect in their environment. differential exposure: experience negative events more frequently because more sensitive to negative stimuli to begin with. differential appraisal: interpret many kinds of events, even those that are not objectivity negative in more negative terms. negative emotions experience a result of their special sensitivity, differential exposure and especially negative modes of interpretation create mood spillover www. notesolution. com. high levels of n associated with failure to cope well with old problems when they recur sting of familiar problems. orients toward dangers associated with conflict between approach and avoidance tendencies in life.
