Hodge Podge
Inner speech we use to make evaluative statements about our behavior.
What is self talk?
One's belief in the ability to do a task
What is self-efficacy?
Internal factors that are foundational in developing goal directed behavior, a type of "compass" for life
What are values?
A response to a specific event in the environment that causes worry, fear, or frustration.
What is stress? (as opposed to anxiety)
An example would be actively asking yourself questions during a lecture to stay focused.
What is the cognitive approach technique for avoiding boredom
Resources and potential for assistance that come from your networks
What is social capital?
Future-oriented images of self that individual expect and hope to become as well as are afraid of becoming.
What are possible selves?
SMART stands for this (in terms of goals)
What is Specific, Measurable, Action-Oriented, Realistic, and Timely (or time-bound)?
The physiological and psychosomatic aspects of anxiety, such as headaches and stomach distress.
What is emotionality?
When you exaggerate the degree or intensity of a problem.
What is magnifying?
A complex combination of the intersections of culture, race, religion, gender, class, ect
What is Identity?
"That professor is terrible. I can't understand anything, so that is why I failed" would be an example of an external version of this.
What is attribution?
High commitment to a career with little career exploration
What is identity foreclosure?
The part of the brain responsible for emotion regulation (i.e. what makes you "flip your lid")
What is the amygdala?
When you focus on the negative details while ignoring all the positive aspects of a situation.
What is filtering?
Under-performing on a task due to concerns about confirming an overgeneralized belief of ones social group
What is Stereotype Threat?
An example would be "I need to go to college so I can get a diploma and get a job!" (hint: goal type)
What is a performance approach goal? (as opposed to mastery goal)
Identifies a goal that breaks down a longer term goal into shorter goals and clearly specifies a completion date.
Awareness and acceptance of our thoughts, feeling, and bodily sensations and the surrounding environment.
What is mindfulness?
A systematic technique where muscles are tensed and relaxed in order to achieve a deep state of relaxation.
What is progressive muscle relaxation?
The self-regulation cycle step that comes after self-observation and evaluation
What is planning (or goal setting)
(Plan - Do - Check)
Procrastinating, setting unattainable goals, and underachieving are all (negative) strategies to avoid damaging or reducing this.
What is self-worth?
Identity crisis is in progress and identity is not yet resolved.
Suggests that bodily sensations occur first and then the mind evaluates those bodily sensations to select an appropriate mental response.
What is the James-Lange theory? (you don't need to memorize names - that is why this is a 500 point question
A good person to approach for questions about the exam.
Who is your professor or TA? (They are not scary people!)