PSYC 1204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Explanatory Style, Mayo Clinic, Nun Study
6 Apr 2016
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Coping - our ability to manage stress responses and the negative events that generate those responses. There are two types of coping: problem focused coping - developing an action plan to meet the challenge that is the cause of stress, emotion focused coping - engaging in strategies to reduce one"s negative emotional reactions. Positive psychology - the area of psychology that highlights what make us strong in the face of challenges, failure, and tragedy. Being in a negative mood seems to narrow attention and directs our focus to picky details. Being in a positive mood seems to broaden attention enabling us to become sensitive to new associations and the big picture. That makes positive mood essential for creativity in thinking and problem solving. Fredericton found that arousal responses from watching horror movie clips returned to normal faster when participants watched a happy movie after viewing the clips.
