PSYC 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Learned Helplessness, Cardiovascular Disease, Executive Functions
28 Sep 2017
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Social support: comfort available from other ppl/actions by others: emotional/esteem- gives comfort and sense of belongingness, tangible/instrumental - direct assistance. Depends on size//frequency of people and their social network: gender and socio-cultural differences: women receive less social support from partners and more from friends. Some people don"t perceive support as supportive - e. x. broken heart = heart disease. Internal locus of control: people are responsible for the control of events: external locus of control: events controlled by forces outside themselves. Self efficacy: belief we can succeed at any activity we want to: outcome expectancy: behaviour leads to favorable outcomes if done properly. Self efficacy expectancy: can perform behaviour properly: determinants and development of personal control: Sense of control from social learning (observations of family and friends: gender and socio cultural differences, girls are taught external control and low self efficacy, when people lack personal control: Learned helplessness: no control over any events in their life: attributions to make judgments:
