PSY 348 Midterm: PSY348 Short Answer Study Guide
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Study guide for psy348-02 exam 2 short answer questions. Chapter 6: how do neuroticism, conscientiousness, and extraversion relate to health and well-being, neuroticism: an individual with neuroticism can overreact to relatively small stressors, making them seem more extreme than it actually is. Neuroticism also carries the highest risk to health and well-being because it is related to lower happiness, lower life satisfaction, lower positive affect(s), and higher negative affect(s). This is because conscientious individuals are less likely to engage in health-harming behaviors (e. g. , smoking, drug use, etc. ) and more likely to engage in protective behaviors (e. g. , exercise). They have stronger, positive emotions towards rewards for longer periods of time and are also more likely to experience post-traumatic growth (ptg). We think our efforts and actions shape our outcomes. It is related to a healthier body weight and reduces risk of heart attack: one health outcome internal locus of control is related to is a reduced risk of heart attack.
