PSY-B - Psychology PSY-B 365 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Notes
6 Feb 2017
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We use it when we believe our resources and situations are changeable. A vicious cycle in which intense rumination makes the person more upset. According to the emotional cascade model, these self-damaging behaviors, which to the. It"s a dy(cid:374)a(cid:373)i(cid:272) pro(cid:272)ess, (cid:374)ot a o(cid:374)e-time reaction. It is a series of responses involving our interactions with the environment. Passive behaviors- avoiding people, not thinking about the stressor. Coping: the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional ways in which we manage stressful situations. Approach (vigilant) coping-a coping strategy that directly confronts a stressor and attempts to develop a solution. Avoidant (minimizing) coping- a strategy for coping with stressors by withdrawing, minimizing or avoiding them. Problem-focused coping- a coping strategy for dealing directly with a stressor, in which we either redu(cid:272)e the stressors de(cid:373)a(cid:374)ds or i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease our resour(cid:272)es for (cid:373)eeti(cid:374)g it"s de(cid:373)a(cid:374)ds. Emotion-focused coping- a coping strategy in which we try to control our emotional response to a stressor.
