PSYCH-220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Relaxation Technique, Psych, Cognitive Restructuring
28 Oct 2020
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Seated at a table and a plate with marshmallows on it. If they wait to eat the marshmallow, they will get more marshmallows. Kids who could wait did better in school and were less likely to fall ill or get divorced when older. Children that were successful used cognitive strategies like distraction. When one views circumstances as taxing or exceeding resources and endangering well-being. 1) primary appraisal: is something at stake: is there a threat or danger? . 2) secondary appraisal: what, if anything, can be done? . Depending on the answer to primary appraisal, we move on to secondary appraisal. Problem focused coping: attempts to cope by altering features of a stressful situation. Much more effective in dealing with stress than emotion focused. Emotion focused coping: attempts to improve internal emotional state. Some coping methods influenced by personality factors Greater level of stress and efforts to cope poorer the physical health and greater the likelihood of psychological symptoms.
