Healthy psychology/motivation & emotion

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