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Unit 7 - Emotional Intelligence, Stress and Coping, General Adaptation Syndrome and Conflict

Here'S A Brief Definition For Each Concept Listed In Ap Psychology From Your Worksheet: ### Ap Psychology Concepts **263. Schachter & Singer’S Theory**: Proposes That Emotion Results From The Interaction Between Physiological Arousal And The Cognitive Interpretation Of That Arousal. **264. Suproxim Experiment**: This Does Not Seem To Be A Standard Term In Ap Psychology. Please Verify If The Term Is Correct. **265. James-Lange Theory Of Emotion**: Suggests That Emotions Occur As A Result Of Physiological Reactions To Events. According To This Theory, You Feel Sad Because You Cry, And You Feel Happy Because You Smile. **266. Cannon-Bard Theory Of Emotion**: Proposes That Emotional And Physiological Responses Occur Simultaneously Following A Stimulating Event. **267. Richard Lazarus’S Appraisal Theory**: Suggests That Emotions Are Determined By An Individual'S Cognitive Appraisal Of A Situation, Considering How The Situation Will Affect Their Personal Well-Being. **268. Facial Feedback Theory (Paul Ekman)**: Suggests That Facial Expressions Can Influence Emotional Experiences. **269. Joseph Ledoux’S Theory Of Emotional Appraisal**: Focuses On The Neural Mechanisms Of Emotion, Emphasizing The Role Of The Amygdala In The Processing Of Emotional Responses. **270. Hans Selye**: Known For His Research On Stress And The Development Of The Concept Of The General Adaptation Syndrome, Which Describes The Body'S Short-Term And Long-Term Reactions To Stress. **271. General Adaptation Syndrome**: A Three-Stage Process That Describes The Physiological Changes The Body Goes Through When Under Stress: Alarm, Resistance, And Exhaustion. **272. Lewin’S Motivational Conflict Theory**: Deals With Different Types Of Conflict Situations In Motivation: Approach-Approach, Approach-Avoidance, And Double Approach-Avoidance. **273. Id, Ego, Superego**: Components Of Sigmund Freud'S Psychoanalytic Theory Of Personality. The Id Is The Instinctual, Ego The Realistic, And Superego The Moralistic Part Of The Psyche. **274. Karen Horney**: A Psychoanalyst Known For Her Theory Of Neurotic Needs And Her Criticism Of Freud'S Views On Women. **275. Alfred Adler’S Inferiority Complex**: A Concept Where An Individual'S Feelings Of Inadequacy Lead To Overcompensation, Influencing Their Personality Development. **276. Albert Bandura’S Social Learning Theory**: Emphasizes The Importance Of Observing, Modelling, And Imitating The Behaviors, Attitudes, And Emotional Reactions Of Others. **277. Paul Costa & Robert Mccrae’S Big Five Theory**: Identifies Five Broad Dimensions Of Personality Traits: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, And Neuroticism. **278. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator**: A Personality Test That Categorizes People Into 16 Different Types Based On Four Dichotomies. **279. Hans Eysenck’S Trait Theory**: Focuses On Three Dimensions Of Personality: Extraversion-Introversion, Neuroticism-Stability, And Psychoticism. **280. Carl Jung**: Known For His Theories Of The Collective Unconscious And Archetypes, As Well As Introversion And Extraversion. **281. Collective Consciousness/Unconsciousness**: A Term Used By Carl Jung To Refer To Structures Of The Unconscious Mind Shared Among Beings Of The Same Species. **282. Archetypes**: Universal, Archaic Symbols And Images That Derive From The Collective Unconscious, As Described By Carl Jung. **283. Self-Actualization**: The Realization Or Fulfillment Of One'S Talents And Potentialities, Considered As A Drive Or Need Present In Everyone. **284. Humanistic Theories Of Personality**: Focus On The Importance Of Free Will And Individual Experience In The Development Of Personality. Prominent Theorists Include Abraham Maslow And Carl Rogers. **285. Collectivist Vs. Individualist Cultures**: Differentiates Societies Based On Whether They Prioritize The Group (Collectivist) Or The Individual (Individualist). **286. Projective Tests (Rorschach Vs. Thematic Apperception Test)**: Psychological Tests That Use Ambiguous Stimuli, Such As Inkblots Or Pictures, To Elicit Responses That Are Believed To Reveal The Respondent'S Unconscious Desires And Conflicts. **287. Defense Mechanisms**: Psychological Strategies Brought Into Play By Individuals Or The Unconscious Mind To Manipulate, Deny, Or Distort Reality In Order To Defend Against Feelings Of Anxiety And Unacceptable Impulses And To Maintain One'S Self-Schema. ### Clinical Psychology **288. Apa’S Diagnostic Statistical Manual (Dsm-5)**: The Standard Classification Of Mental Disorders Used By Mental Health Professionals In The U.S. **289. World Health Organization’S International Classification Of Diseases (Icd-10)**: Provides A System Of Diagnostic Codes For Classifying Diseases, Including Mental And Behavioral Disorders. **290. Chinese Classification Of Mental Disorders (Ccmd-3)**: The Official Diagnostic System For Mental Disorders In China, Similar To The Dsm And Icd But With Some Differences Relevant To Chinese Culture. **291. The Rosenhan Study**: An Experiment Conducted By David Rosenhan In 1973, Which Found Significant Weaknesses In Psychiatric Diagnosis. **292. Diagnostic Labels**: Terms Applied To Individuals Who Meet Specific Criteria For A Particular Mental Disorder. **293. Etiology**: The Study Of The Causation Or Origination Of Something, Often Used In The Context Of Diseases To Describe What Causes Them. **294. Neurodevelopmental Disorders**: A Group Of Conditions With Onset In The Developmental Period, Typically Early In Development, That Produce Impairments Of Personal, Social, Academic, Or Occupational Functioning. **295. Neurocognitive Disorders**: Previously Known As Dementia, These Disorders Involve Impairments In Cognitive Function Due To Abnormalities In The Brain. **296. Alzheimer’S Disease**: A Progressive Neurodegenerative Disease Characterized By Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment, And Behavioral Changes. **297. Schizophrenia Spectrum**: A Range Of Disorders That Involves Symptoms Like Delusions, Hallucinations, Disorganized Thinking, Motor Dysfunction, And Negative Symptoms. **298. Dopamine Hypothesis**: Suggests That Abnormalities In The Dopamine Levels And Dopamine Receptors May Contribute To The Symptoms Of Schizophrenia. **299. Bipolar Disorder**: A Mental Disorder Marked By Extreme Mood Swings, Including Emotional Highs (Mania Or Hypomania) And Lows (Depression). **300. Major Depressive Disorder**: A Mental Health Disorder Characterized By Persistently Depressed Mood Or Loss Of Interest In Activities, Causing Significant Impairment In Daily Life. **301. Serotonin Hypothesis**: Suggests That Lower Than Normal Levels Of Serotonin, A Neurotransmitter, Might Contribute To Depression. **302. Generalized Anxiety Disorder**: Characterized By Excessive, Uncontrollable Worry About Everyday Issues. **303. Panic Disorder**: Involves Recurrent, Unexpected Panic Attacks And Worry About Having More Attacks. **304. Ptsd (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)**: A Disorder Characterized By Failure To Recover After Experiencing Or Witnessing A Terrifying Event. **305. Agoraphobia**: An Anxiety Disorder Characterized By An Intense Fear Of Places Or Situations From Which Escape Might Be Difficult. **306. Ocd (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)**: A Disorder Characterized By Unwanted, Recurring Thoughts And Behaviors That The Sufferer Feels Compelled To Repeat. **307. Dissociative Identity Disorder**: Formerly Known As Multiple Personality Disorder, This Is Characterized By The Presence Of Two Or More Distinct Personality States. **308. Somatization**: The Manifestation Of Psychological Distress By The Presentation Of Bodily Symptoms. **309. Aaron Beck**: Known For Developing Cognitive Therapy And His Work On The Cognitive Theory Of Depression. **310. Albert Ellis**: Developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (Rebt), A Form Of Psychotherapy That Helps Individuals Identify Self-Defeating Thoughts And Feelings. **311. Rational-Emotive Therapy**: A Comprehensive, Active-Directive, Philosophically And Empirically Based Psychotherapy Which Focuses On Resolving Emotional And Behavioral Problems. **312. Psychoanalysis**: A Set Of Theories And Therapeutic Techniques Related To The Study Of The Unconscious Mind, Which Together Form A Method Of Treatment For Mental Disorders. **313. Free Association**: A Practice In Psychoanalytic Therapy Where The Patient Speaks Freely To Reveal The Unconscious Thoughts And Feelings. **314. Dream Analysis**: A Therapeutic Technique Best Known For Its Use In Psychoanalysis In Which Dream Content Is Examined As Symbolic Of Id Impulses And Intra-Psychic Conflicts. **315. Transference Vs. Countertransference**: Transference Is When A Patient Projects Feelings About Someone Else Onto The Therapist. Countertransference Is When A Therapist Projects Feelings Onto The Patient.

3B - Selye's General Adaptation syndrome (GAS)

General Adaptation Syndrome - Stress

Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Stress and Health (Ch. 11) Stress The term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging. • Stressors – events that cause a stress reaction. 1. Distress – the effect of unpleasant and undesirable stressors. 2. Eustress – the effect of positive events, or the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well-being. Causes of Stress • Catastrophe An unpredictable, large-scale event that creates a tremendous need to adapt and adjust as well as overwhelming feelings threat. • Major Life Events Cause stress by requiring adjustment. o Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) – assessment that measures the amount of stress in a person’s life over a one-year period resulting from major life events. o College Undergraduate Stress Scale (CUSS) – assessment that measures the amount of stress in a college student’s life over a one-year period resulting from major life events. • Hassles The daily annoyances of everyday life. Everyday Sources of Stress • Pressure The psychological experience produced by urgent demands or expectations for a person’s behavior that come from an outside source. • Uncontrollability The degree of control that the person has over a particular event or situation. The less control a person has, the greater the degree of stress. • Frustration The psychological experience produced by the blocking of a desired goal or fulfillment of a perceived need. Possible reactions: o Aggression – actions meant to harm to destroy. o Displaced Aggression ¬– taking out one’s frustrations on some less threatening or more available target, a form of displacement. o Escape or Withdrawal ¬– leaving the presence of a stressor, either literally or by a psychological withdrawal into fantasy, drug abuse, or apathy. • Conflict Psychological experience of being pulled toward or drawn to two or more desires or goals, only one of which may be attained. • Suicide Types of Conflict • Approach-Approach Conflict Conflict occurring when a person must choose between two desirable goals. • Approach-Avoidance conflict Conflict occurring when a person must choose or not choose a goal that has both positive and negative aspects. o Double Approach-Avoidance Conflict – conflict in which the person must decide between two goals, with each goal possessing both positive and negative aspects. Bodily Reactions to Stress • Autonomous nervous system consists of: o Sympathetic System – responds to stressful events. o Parasympathetic System ¬– restores the body to normal functioning after the stress has ceased. • General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) The three stages of the body’s physiological reaction to stress, including alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Stress and the Immune System • Immune System The system of cells, organs, and chemicals of the body that responds to attacks from diseases, infections, and injuries. o Negatively affected by stress. • Psychoneuroimmunology The study of the effects of psychological factors such as stress, emotions, thoughts, and behavior on the immune system. • Heart disease, Diabetes, Cancer Cognitive Factors of Stress • Cognitive Appraisal Approach States that how people think about a stressor determines, at least in part, how stressful that stressor will become. o Primary Appraisal ¬– the first step in assessing a stress, which involves estimating the severity of a stressor and classifying it as either a threat or a challenge. o Secondary Appraisal – the second step in assessing a threat, which involves estimating the resources available to the person for coping with the stressor. Stress and Personality • Type A Personality Person who is ambitious, time-conscious, extremely hardworking, and tends to have high levels of hostility and anger as well as being easily annoyed. • Type B Personality Person who is relaxed and laid-back, less driven and competitive than Type A, and slow to anger. • Type C Personality Pleasant but repressed person, who tends to internalize his or her anger and anxiety and who finds expressing emotions difficult. • Hardy Personality A person who seems to thrive on stress but lacks the anger and hostility of the Type A personality. • Optimists People who expect positive outcomes. • Pessimists People who expect negative outcomes. Stress and Social Factors - Social factors increasing the effects of stress include poverty, stresses on the job or in the workplace, and entering a majority culture that is different from one’s culture of origin. • Burnout Negative changes in thoughts, emotions, and behavior as a result of prolonged stress or frustration. • Acculturative Stress Stress resulting from the need to change and adapt a person’s ways to the majority culture. o e.g. Integration, Assimilation, Separation, Marginalization • Social Support System The network of family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and others who can offer support, comfort, or aid to a person in need. Ways to Deal with Stress • Coping Strategies Actions that people can take to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize the effects of stressors. o Problem-Focused Coping ¬– coping strategies that try to eliminate the source of a stress or reduce its impact through direct actions. o Emotion-Focused Coping – coping strategies that change the impact of a stressor by changing the emotional reaction to the stressor. Meditation Mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness. • Concentrative Meditation Form of meditation in which a person focuses the mind on some repetitive or unchanging stimulus so that the mind can be cleared of disturbing thoughts and the body can experience relaxation. Cultural Influences on Stress - ¬Different cultures perceive stressors differently. - Coping strategies will also vary from culture to culture. Religiosity and Stress - ¬People with religious beliefs also have been found to cope better with stressful events. Exercise - Raises good cholesterol and lowers bad cholesterol. - Strengthens bones. - Improves quality of sleep. - Reduces tiredness. - Increases natural Killer cell activity. - Wards off virus and cancer. - Reduces stress. End of Reviewer

General Adaptation Syndrome/Different types of Self-Care

Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)