EDUC10057 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Episodic Memory, Visual Cortex, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
13 Jun 2018
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Lecture 5: Hope
Evolution of hope theory:
Before their thoughts about a specific goal, people have self referential thoughts about: their capacities to produce routes
to goal sand to find requisite motivations for their goal pursuits (need both pathways and agency thought)
People high in hope:
●generate more goals: portfolio of goals with a new goal ready should any be unachievable
Document Summary
Before their thoughts about a speci c goal, people have self referential thoughts about: their capacities to produce routes to goal sand to nd requisite motivations for their goal pursuits (cid:840)need both pathways and agency thought(cid:841) Generate more goals: portfolio of goals with a new goal ready should any be unachievable. Set goals based on their own standards instead of other peoples. Choose stretch goals that build on their past successful goal pursuits. Experience positive emotions that reinforce the goal pursuit process better outcomes in: academics, athletics, physical health, psychological adjustment, psychotherapy. Hope correlates with: perceived problem solving capabilities, perceptions of control, outcome expectancies, positive a ect. Another: greater problem solving, less disengagement strategies when facing stress, higher academic and interpersonal life satisfaction. Adults: better gpa even after controlling for entrance exam scores (cid:840)gpa measured end of sem 1, sem 2 and. Imagination and imagery for building hope & optimism.
