PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter Module 41: Learned Helplessness, Genetic Marker, Endorphins

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

Document Summary

Coping alleviaing stress using emoional, cogniive, or behavioral methods. Atemping to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor. (e. g. go directly to a family member to work things out. ) Atemping to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and atending to emoional needs related to our stress reacion. The hopelessness and passive resignaion n animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events. Uncontrollable bad events => perceived lack of control => generalized helpless behavior. Losing control provokes an outpouring of stress hormones. By boosing feelings of control, people oten lead happier and healthier lives. Result can be decrease life saisfacion, increased depression, or even behavior paralysis. Tyranny of choice brings informaion overload and a greater likelihood that we will feel regret over some of the thing we let behind. External locus of control the percepion that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate.