PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Frontal Lobe, Junk Food
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Are there any strategies we can use to help us handle negative emotions when they arise? first, let"s recognize that suppression and rumination aren"t great strategies. Suppression: we set up a monitoring process (watches our mind and makes sure stress or distractions don"t get through) We could always try to do something about the situation Of course, sometimes we can"t change the situation (e. g. , past regrets, existential emptiness, chronic insecurity, jealousy about your partner"s past relationships), or else problem-focused coping doesn"t really apply (e. g. , daily hassles stressors) Textbook: overall, distraction is the best way to avoid the problems of suppression or rumination, since it absorbs attention and temporarily helps people to stop thinking about their problems. note: easiest? yes. most accessible? yes. best? no. More generally, this is about redirecting attention to other stimuli (as are, ultimately, all the strategies); control of attention is absolutely central.
