POSITIVE PSYCH CH 7 & 9

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emotional approach

to actively move toward the stressful or emotional encounter. we can employ emotional processing techniques in an attempt to understand one’s emotions

emotional avoidance

to actively move away from the stressful or emotional encounter

emotional processing

a way of understanding what you are feeling. measures include statements such as “I acknowledge my emotions”, “I take the time to really figure out what I am feeling” , and “I really that my feelings are valid and important”.

emotional expression

allowing oneself to feel emotions and express them. measures include statements such as “I take time to express my emotions” and “I feel free to express my emotions”

socieoemotional selectivity theory

when compared to younger adults, older adults can more easily focus LESS on negative emotions, to engage more deeply with emotional content, and to savor the positive in life.

emotional intelligence

an array of non cognitive abilities, competencies, and skills that help us deal with the demands of our environments. linked to our ability to make a keep friends, resilience, and well-being. 

perceiving and expressing emotions

branch 1 of emotional intelligence; ability to identify emotions in yourself and other people, express emotions accurately and the needs related to them, and to discriminate between authentic and inauthentic emotions

using emotions to facilitate thought

branch 2 of emotional intelligence. ability to generate emotions to facilitate judgement and memory, redirect and prioritize thinking on the basis of associated feelings, and to use emotional states to facilitate problem solving and creativity.

understanding emotions

branch 3 of emotional intelligence. ability to understand relationships among various emotions, perceive the causes and consequences of emotions, and to understand complex feelings and transitions among emotions.

managing emotions

branch 4 of emotional intelligence. ability to be open to feelings, both pleasant and unpleasant, to monitor and reflect on emotions, and to manage emotions in oneself and others

wisdom

the cognitive strengths that entail the acquisition and use of knowledge/the ways and means of planning, managing, and understanding a good life. expertise in conduct and the meaning of life.

western good life

connections to others (ability to love and forgive, presence of altruistic concerns), positive individual traits (sense of integrity, ability to play and be creative, courage and humility), and life regulation qualities (sense of individuality, healthy self-control, presence of wisdom)

eastern good life

altruism, determination, and serenity (a state of calmness, acceptance of reality)

developing wisdom

suggested that it is developed resolving conflicts, resolving daily crises, and resolving crises related to our families, and learning to function with less dependence on them. it requires an understanding of culture and context.

courage

freedom of choice, fear of a situation, and willingness to take risks in a situation with an uncertain but morally worth end.

physical courage

attempted maintenance of societal good by the expression of physical behavior grounded in the pursuit of socially valued goals. 

moral courage

behavioral expression of authenticity in the face of the discomfort of dissension, disapproval, or rejection.

vital courage

perservereance through a disease or disability even when the outcome is ambiguous.

psychological courage

courage to face one’s destructive habits and the threats to our physchological

civic courage

a combination of physical and moral courage. demonstrated when intefering when someone is under physical attack as a result of prejudice