PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Autonomic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System
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The hypothalamus sends messages to the endocrine glands along the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system and along the hypothalamus-pituitary- adrenal cortex (hpa) axis. Divulging (even if only to yourself) private thoughts and feelings that make you ashamed, worried, or sad, can reduce the harmful effects of negative emotions. To let go of negative emotions give up the thoughts that produce them and adopt a perspective that might lead to forgiveness. People often need to talk obsessively about an event in order to come to. Forgiving thoughts reduce the signs of physiological arousal and restore feelings of control. Emotion-focused coping concentrating on the emotions the problem has caused terms with it. Problem-focused coping concentrating on solving the problem itself. May not be able to get rid of the negative feelings. Find a way to relax muscles in small groups at a time because the body cannot be relaxed and anxious at the same time.
