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stress
a state of high physiological arousal in reaction to a real or perceived threat
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stressors
- a threat, event, or change that causes stress
- usually external, but can include internal cognitions
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eustress
- optimal level of arousal (good stress)
- stressors are motivators
- individual differences
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distress
- level of arousal is too high or low
- negative reactions to stressors
- individual differences
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coping
- managing the discrepancy between situational demands and available resources
- ongoing process of appraisal and reappraisal
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emotion-focused coping
- attempt to control your emotional response to a stressor
- this type of coping happens when we feel like we do not have control over the situation or that we lack the resources to handle the stressor
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behavioural approach to emotion-focused coping
- focus on behavioural response
- often attempt to distract self (eg. tv)
- goal is to eliminate or replace negative emotion
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cognitive approach to emotion-focused coping
- reappraisal of situation so that it is less stressful
- more likely to reappraise in low intensity situations
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Antecedent-Focused Emotion Regulation
selecting and modifying antecedents to lead towards a specific affective outcome
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problem-focused coping
- attempt to reuse demands or expand resources to deal with the stressor
- occurs when individual believes they are capable of changing the situation
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planful approach to problem-focused coping
direct action to correct problem
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confrontative approach to problem-focused coping
- assertive action, spontaneous with no analysis or forethought
- involves anger or risk taking
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broaden and build theory
- positive emotions have the capacity to lead us into upward spiral of well-being
- thought-action repertoires, fuels resiliency, upward spiral
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thought-action repertoires
- thinking is creative, flexible, and capable of seeing the big picture
- can see different possibilities
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fuels resiliency
- builds personal resources for confronting problems
- related to thought-action repertoire
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upward spiral
- experiencing positive emotions leads to experiencing more positive emotions, etc.
- broader thinking, problem solving, resiliency, gain social support
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savouring
- sharing with others
- memory building
- self-congratuatlion
- comparing
- sensory-perceptual sharpening
- absorption
- behavioural expression
- temporal awareness
- counting blessings
- avoid kill-joy thinking
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sharing with others
- talking to others about how much you are enjoying the moment
- makes you more aware of present and increases salience
- best way to experience PE
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build memories
taking mental pictures of positive experiences to help with reminiscence later
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self-congratuatiations
- "I am proud of me, my effort, and what I did"
- connected to IM
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comparing
contrasting what you feel with others, present moment to similar times or past expectations
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sensory-perceptual sharpening
- focus on stimuli leading to PE and block out stimuli leading to NE
- ie. reappraisal
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absorption
- savour the moment by being completely where you are
- ie. flow
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behavioural expression
- showing that you are happy - laughing and jumping
- focus on the experience of enjoyment without worrying what others thing
- ie. facial feedback theory and biofeedback
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temporal awareness
- reminding yourself that the present moment will pass and that you have to enjoy it while it is here
- counter-acts tendency to wait to be happy until later
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counting blessings
reminding yourself of how lucky you are
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avoid kill-joy thinking
stop reminding yourself about other places to be, other things to do, or ruminating of past failed goals or negative experiences
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