PSYC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 57: Reaction Formation, Intellectualization, Defence Mechanisms
11 Mar 2016
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Coping styles: two types of coping mechanism . Problem focused coping directly managing or remedying a stressful or threatening situation. Emotional focused coping managing or controlling one"s emotional reaction to a stressful or threatening situation. Psychological defence: anxiety apprehension, dread, or uneasiness similar to fear but based on an unclear threat. To reduce anxiety people used defence mechanisms. Defence mechanism a habitual and often unconscious psychological process used to reduce anxiety. If used to much they can make person unable to deal with stress. Helplessness & depression: learned helplessness a learned inability to overcome obstacles or to avoid punishment; learned passivity and inaction to aversive stimuli.
