Motivation & Emotion
A feeling, or affect, that can involve physiological arousal, conscious experience, and behavioral expression is called ____________
Emotion
Integrates science and theory to prevent and treat psychological disorders.
Clinical Psychology
Focuses on psychology’s role in establishing health
and preventing illness.
Health Psychology
_______ is defined as the expectancy that good
things are likely to occur in the future.
Optimism
Combination of techniques from different therapies based on the therapist’s judgment of which methods will provide the greatest benefit to the client.
Also known as “eclectic” therapy.
Integrative Therapy
There are 3 major theories of motivation. What are they?
Theories:
Evolutionary Approach
Drive Reduction Theory
Optimum Arousal Theory
Core features of the therapist: warmth, empathy, genuineness, unconditional positive regard, very non-directive. Goal of therapy is psychological insight and personal growth
Client Centered Therapy
The term ______ is defined as information and feedback from others indicating that one is loved and cared for, esteemed and valued, and included in a network of communication and mutual obligation.
Social Support
Individuals who experience how many sessions of psychotherapy are more likely to improve compared to those who received a placebo treatment or no treatment at all
12-14
Mischel conducted a study examining how children manage to delay gratification. His findings have implications for self-control. What was the study he conducted?
Marshmallow Study
Self-Determination Theory focuses on 3 major components. List the 3 components
Competence
Autonomy
Relatedness
In client centered therapy: Goal is to help clients identify and understand their own genuine feelings.
Which are the 3 Essential Elements considered in this approach?
unconditional positive regard
empathy
genuineness
People will be better able to adopt healthy practices if those changes are intrinsically motivated
and people feel they are freely choosing to
adopt them.
Which theory is this
Self-determination theory
What are the 3 Factors in Effective Psychotherapy
Therapeutic alliance
Therapist
Client
Imagine someone who learns to play the guitar because they love music and enjoy the process of creating melodies. This person practices regularly because they find it fulfilling and satisfying, not because they are being paid or forced to do so. As a result, they are likely to become more skilled and passionate about their music over time.
This is an example of ________ _________?
intrinsic motivation
Name Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological
Safety
Love And Belongingness
Esteem
Self-Actualization
Imagine a therapy session where the therapist asks the individual to speak freely about anything that comes to mind. The individual might start talking about their day, then suddenly mention a childhood memory or a dream they had. This process helps uncover thoughts and feelings that are not immediately obvious. What is the technique being used?
Free association
Name and define two types of Coping:
Problem-focused coping: face the problem directly and take steps to solve it.
Emotion-focused coping: respond to the stress we are feeling by trying to manage our emotional reaction rather than dealing with the problem directly.
A therapist fosters a supportive and non-judgmental environment, encouraging a client to explore their feelings and achieve self-actualization.
Which therapeutic approach is the being used?
Approach: Humanistic
In some cultures, it is customary to openly express grief and sadness at funerals with crying and wailing. In other cultures, people are expected to maintain a stoic demeanor and not show their emotions publicly. These are __________ that dictate how emotions should be expressed in the context of mourning.
Display Rules
The Primacy Debate: Cognition or Emotion?
Debate between Richard Lazarus and Robert Zajonc about which occurred first, the thinking or the emotion.
What was each psychologists view point?
Lazarus→ Cognition
Zajonc→ Emotions
In Cognitive Therapy:
A client might believe, "I always fail at everything." The therapist would help them identify this as an overgeneralization. They would then work together to find evidence of times when the client succeeded, leading to a more balanced belief like, "I have failed at some things, but I have also succeeded at others."
What technique is being used?
Name 4 ways to establish healthy eating habits
◦ Plan meals
◦ Eat a variety of foods (grains,
vegetables, fruits, meats, oils, etc.)
◦ Eat throughout the day
◦ Avoid over restrictive diets
What therapy combines cognitive therapy and behavior therapy with the goal of developing self-efficacy, reducing self-defeating thoughts, and incorporating behavior therapy and self-instructional methods, and is the most common form of therapy used today?
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Resilience: The ability to bounce back from negative experiences, to be adaptable and flexible
There are traits associated with resilience. Please list the 5 examples provided to you
zestful, optimistic, energetic, humorous, high emotional intelligence/wisdom