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Flashcards by uttara shah, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by uttara shah
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| Question | Answer |
| OPTIMISM | MICHAEL SCHEIER AND CHARLES CARVER DEFINED, "OPTIMISM AS THE STABLE TENDENCY (TO) BELIEVE THAT GOOD RATHER THAN BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN." |
| SCHEIER AND CARVER THEORETICAL APPROACH | 1. IT DOES NOT EMPHASIZE THE ROLE OF PERSONAL SELF EFFICACY. 2.GENERALIZED OUTCOME EXPECTANCY MOVE TOWARDS THE DESIRED GOAL AND AWAY FROM THE UNDESIRED GOAL |
| CHILDHOOD ANTECEDENTS OF OPTIMISM | 1. GENETIC BASIS. 2. OPTIMISM STEMS FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES THAT FOSTER TRUST AND SECURE ATTACHMENTS TO PARENTAL FIGURE . |
| SCALES THAT MEASURE OPTIMISM | SCHEIER AND CARVER INTRODUCED THEIR INDEX OF OPTIMISM THE LIFE ORIENTATION TEST (LOT) |
| LIFE ORIENTATION TEST (LOT) | 1. ACCEPTABLE INTERNAL CONSISTENCY. 2. LOT - CORRELATED POSITIVELY WITH SUCCESS AND NEGATIVELY WITH HOPELESSNESS AND DEPRESSION |
| LOT - REVISED | SCHEIER, CARVER AND BRIDGES REVISED THE LOT * LOTR ELIMINATED ITEMS THAT CAUSED NEUROTICISM OVERLAP CONCERNS * HIGH SCORES ON LOTR IS RELATED BETTER RECOVERY. |
| PESSIMISTS | avoidant use denial tactics pursue a goal even when it is not a smart thing to do. |
| INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE OPTIMISM | RISKIND'S APPROACH, 1. cognitive techniques challenge optimism-suppressing schemas and enhance positive and optimistic thinking 2. positive visualization - seeing positive outcomes for problematic circumstances. |
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