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Distress
Intense negative stress
Eustress
“positive” stress
Hassles
Minor annoying stressors
Uplifts
Positive things that reduce stress
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Traumatic things that happened as a kid
Approach Approach Conflict
Choosing between 2 appealing options
ex: Doritos or pretzels
Avoidance Avoidance Conflict
Choosing between 2 things we don't want to do
Ex: clean room or do math hw
Approach Avoidance Conflict
Must choose between doing something or not
ex: asking mom to get starbucks
GAS
General Adaptation Syndrome
Theory created by: Hans Selye
Explanatory style
Psychological attribute that indicates HOW people explain themselves WHY they experience events
Optimistic explanatory style
Events are temporary, not ur fault, no greater effects
Pessimistic explanatory style
Events have a negative aspect on you, bigger effect
Problem-Based Coping
Deal w/ the stressor itself
Emotion-Focused Coping
When you can’t remove the stress, you reduce it through self care
Tend and Befriend Theory
When faced with a stressful situation people reach out and care for others
Relative Deprivation
Feeling like your worse of when comparing yourself to others
Upward social comparison
Comparing ourselves to others who have more/seem better
Downward social comparison
Comparing ourselves to people who have less than us/seem worse
Positive Subjective Experiences
Internal feelings of well-being, happiness, satisfaction
Positive Objective Experiences
Observable external events or achievements that can be verified by others. Receiving an award, completing a task
Post traumatic growth
Positive changes that happen after trauma
Instinct theory
ANIMALS are motivated by instincts, which are inborn, unlearned behaviors
Elicitors
Something triggers something to happen (stimulant)
What did Eckman study?
universal facial expressions
Display rules
Things that are socially acceptable
