Week 7 - Making The Most of Emotional Experiences

Id

Impulses, instincts, and desires

Ego

Reason, balance, and health

Superego

Morals, rules and norms

behaviours

Radical behaviourism says that emotions do not cause ______

Emotional Processing (EP)

The part of approach-oriented emotion-focused coping that focuses on understanding

Emotional Expression (EE)

The part of the questionnaire items measuring approach-oriented emotion-focused coping that focuses on expression to others

emotionally

According to emotion-focused coping what is the best way to cope?

mediating factors

A factor that creates a causal path from A to B. Eg. emotional approach coping → reappraisal of stressors → positive physical and mental health outcomes

Moderating factor

A factor that can influence the strength of the relationship between two other factors. E.g., emotional approach coping + emotional expression characteristics → positive physical and mental health outcomes

cross-over

Moderating factors can create ________ effects

culture, emotion

_____ plays a role in which types of coping are beneficial, likely based on the role of _____

involves mood regulation

How does branch 4 differ from branches 1-3 in Mayer/s model of EI

social interactions

Emotionally intelligent people prefer occupations that involve _____ _______

positive

SST says that older individuals tend to focus more on the ______

eastern, western

_____ → aging = wisdom and respect

______ → aging = negative outcomes

availability bias

What might influence the different views of aging in eastern and western cultures

amygdala

During a stressful or emotional event, like a trauma, where are memories consolidated?

emotion processing

The amygdala is mainly responsible for _____ ______

Hippocampus

During a non stressful or emotional event where are memories consolidated?

prefrontal cortext

Neuroimaging during emotional tasks shows that emotional words are processed in the ______ _____

parahippocampal and amygdala

Neuroimaging during emotional tasks shows that non-emotional words are processed in the ______ _____

higher reasoning

The fact that emotional words are processed away from the amygdala to the prefrontal cortex shows that naming an emotion can help up process them with ______ ______

Perciving emotions

branch one of in Mayer/s model of EI is ______ _______

Facilitating thought using emotion

branch two of in Mayer/s model of EI is ______ ______ _____ ____

understanding emotions

branch three of in Mayer/s model of EI is ______ _______

task complexity

As branches. inMayer’s model of EI get higher what also increases?

ability and non-ability

What are the two facets of EI

Ability

Examples of ______ facets of EI:

• Perceiving emotions

• expressing and communicating emotions

• managing other’s emotions

• regulating your own emotions

non-ability

Examples of ________ facets of EI:

• adaptability

• social awareness

• assertiveness

• low impulsivity

• self-esteem

moderate positive

What effect does training have on increasing EI?

socioemotional selectivity theory

What does SST stand for?

more change

SST says that framing things positively generates _____ _____ in older adults

1

Which will generate more change for older adults:

1. walking can have important cardiovascular benefits.

2. not walking enough can lead to cardiovasular disease

less

Dire messaging of climate change is _____ likely to result in change

immediately after

In the Pennebaker study, the group that wrote about their trauma in detail experienced more distress __________ _____ the study

visits to physicians

In the Pennebaker study, the group that wrote about their trauma in detail experienced less ____ ___ _____ over the next 6 months

physical and mental

Dealing with trauma and difficult situations can have positive ____ and _____ outcomes

cognitive processing theory

Why expressive writing works for traumatic events: Conversion of traumatic or stressful memories into language distances individuals from those memories and allows for reinterpretation of them

self-regulation theory

This theory is used in expressive writing for non-traumatic experiences because it may help with self-regulation and cognitive control

social integration model

Writing makes the person more likely to share/interact, which mobilizes support and resources

negatively

Shame is more _______ viewed in individualist cultures

Adaptive

Shame is more _______ in collectivist cultures

Guilt & shame, Baseline DDQ & Intended DDQ, negative & positive affect

Expressive writing alcohol intervention study: what results were similar between both caucasian and asian participants

Shame & guilt with positive affect in caucasians but not asians

Expressive writing alcohol intervention study: what was different between caucasian and asian participants

Low shame: similar. High shame: high DPW → high intended DPW

Expressive writing alcohol intervention study: In asian participants how did shame related to intended DPW based on DPW

High shame → lower intended DPW

Expressive writing alcohol intervention study: In caucasian participants how did shame related to intended DPW based on DPW

Negative

Expressive writing was associated with ____ outcomes among Chinese American breast cancer survivors

individualist

Kind of expressive writing that leads to positive outcomes in ______ cultures:

• Downward social comparison

collectivist

Kind of expressive writing that leads to positive outcomes in ______ cultures:

• Challenges consequences, and opportunities

• Persistence themes

ACT

_____ → don’t judge emotions. understand them and reduce the impact by controlling actions after emotions

Don’t judge, name them, and teach clients about them

What three things are important when working with patients and emotions?