Unit 5 AP Psychology Vocab

catharsis

extreme release of emotions to help cope with stress.

Problem focused coping

recognize a stresser as a problem that needs to be handled.

emotion focused coping

trying to channel healthy emotions

internal locus of control

believing that we have control over a stressful situation

external locus of control

feel like things are happening to us that we cannot predict or control

learned helplessness

continuing to try, and something is to hard, we learn to give up

realtive deprevation

the perception that we are worst off relative to those with whom we compare ourselves.

adaptation phenomenon

our tendency to form judgements relative to neutral level defined by our prior experience (Ex: 3K a month, then winning the lottery).