1. Inverted-U hypothesis 3.9
For low complexity tasks, a high level of arousal is best;
For medium complexity tasks, a medium level of arousal is best;
For high complexity tasks, a low level of arousal is best.
2. Social support moderator variables reduce the impact of stress on physical and mental health: aid and succor provided by members of one’s social networks”
3. Coping effort are… efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress
It is most adaptive to use a variety of coping strategies.
Coping strategies vary in their adaptive value
The ability to deal with general misfortune can either help or hinder the coping with a loss. created by beliefs.
If my beliefs leads to behaviors of non compliance, my coping is diminished. If my beliefs lead to acceptance, then I am able to adapt and cope.
4. There is evidence that stress is related to
Cultural change feeling there is not enough time to accomplish tasks.
5. a)
b) Catastrophic thinking
Attributing failures to personal shortcomings; Blaming yourself
Focusing on negative feedback
Being overly pessimistic perpetuates negative emotional reactions to stress. become highly critical of themselves when stressed.
c)
d)defense mechanism linked to poor health avoidance strategies
6. Using time more effectively stress, not enough time to accomplish tasks. improved by using the time effectivelyThe causes of wasted time
Inability to set or stick to priorities.
Inability to say “no”
Inability to delegate responsibility.
Inability to throw things away.
Inability to accept anything less than perfection.
7. Chronic disease primary loss-Gradual loss
Warning sign of alcoholism
Blunting self-awareness high in self-awareness drank more wine
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9. a) ideal self qualities people would like to have
b) self-discrepancy mismatches between the actual, ideal, and/or ought selves
c)
d) self-awareness high in self-awareness drank more wine
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11. Attribution is….
Internal attributions – “personal abilities and feelings”.
External attributions – “a situational demands inferences that people draw about the causes of their own behavior
12. The source is “the person who sends a communication”.
The channel is “the medium through which the message is sent”.
The message is “the information transmitted by the source”.
The receiver is “the person to whom the message is sent”.