PSY 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Immunodeficiency
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Benefits of confession: confession (divulging private thoughts that make you ashamed or depressed) linked to better health, forgiveness as a strategy to let go of grudges linked to better physical outcomes. Coping with stress: coping: actively trying to manage demands that feel stressful. Immediate way of coping is to reduce physiological arousal. Engaging in enjoyable activity: sometimes other coping strategies necessary. Dealing with a problem by concentrating on the emotions the problem has caused, whether anger, anxiety, or grief: problem-focused coping. Dealing with a problem by solving the problem itself: often move from emotion- to problem-focused coping over time & depending on nature of problem. Rethinking the problem: three effective cognitive coping methods, reappraising the situation. Reappraisal: thinking about problem differently: learning from the experience. Looking for a positive change from the experience: making social comparisons. Social comparison: compare self to others who are believed to be less fortunate.
