PSYCO105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Learned Helplessness, Conscientiousness, Relaxation Technique
18 Dec 2016
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In 1970s, suzanne kobasa began a study of 200 executives who worked in stressful jobs. She found that some of them responded to their circumstances with psychological distress and physical illness, whereas others continued to function well. The difference came in three form of beliefs that constituted a stress-protective factor: hardiness (refers to characteristics that help one cope with stress). The three cs of hardiness are: commitment, control & challenge. The concept related to hardiness is resilience: refers to recovery after stress. Resilience individuals using humour, sense of purpose and coherence to recover: taking opportunities to rest, relax and laugh / positive emotions during stress. Conscientiousness is the personality trait of being thorough, careful, or vigilant. Conscientiousness implies a desire to do a task well. Conscientious people are efficient and organized as opposed to easy-going and disorderly. In one study, a large group of children were followed for over 70 years to predict their mortality.
