PSY BEH 103H Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cortisol, Time Management
15 Feb 2017
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If negative does it imply threat, harm or challenge. Do i have the coping abilities and resources. Are they sufficient to meet the threat, harm or challenge. Coping- thoughts and behaviors used to manage the internal and external demands of situations that are appraised as stressful. A general propensity to deal with stressful events in a particular way approach vs avoidance. Problem-focused coping- doing something constructive about the situation. When people believe they have resources or can alter them. Emotion-focused coping: regulate the emotional effects of a situation. When the stressor is over or there is nothing that can be done. Behavioral- watching tv, seek out other for comfort, drinking, express feeling. Cognitive- positive reframe, avoid thinking about it process feelings. Best way to reduce stress responseavoid stressors all together. Proactive coping- a type of problem-focused coping efforts to prevent and or modify the form of a potential stressor.
