Co-Rumination. The construct of co-rumination refers to the excessive discussion of personal problems or distress in a dyadic pair and is a common coping strategy used among close friends. Co-rumination goes beyond simply conversing with a friend by including some key characteristics (Rose 2002). Co-rumination is marked by a high frequency of discussing the problems and negative feelings with a friend, and repeatedly returning to the same problems. There is a high amount of speculation within the pair regarding causes and consequences of the problem and also trying to understand parts of the problem that may not be clearly understood already. There is often a high level of encouragement to continue the conversation focusing on the problems.
My team consists of four other people besides myself, Lauren Chojnaki, Alexa-Louise Patnode, and Jacobe Loewen, and Ryan Tyriver. Together, we are tasked with the mission to complete a stakeholder analysis regarding a specific organization and their structure. For this project to be completed successfully, it is important that all team members are able to cooperate with one another and are able to use their different strengths to create the best end product.
...to be two different people, she constantly nags herself. “Sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes” (Carroll 16).
Common to all definitions of this construct is the belief that countertransference must be regulated or managed. If unregulated, a therapist's blind spots may limit his/her therapeutic effectiveness by allowing clients to touch the therapist's own unresolved areas, resulting in conflictual and irrational reactions. With greater awareness of the motivating forces behind one's own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, the therapist is less likely to distort the therapeutic relationship.
and depression that occurs when a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event that is
The first study related to coping strategies that the authors mentioned was conducted by White and Mullen (1989). In this study, White and Mullen (1989) recognized and categorized eight separate coping strategies to handle jealousy such as denial and seeking social support. Buunk (1981) conducted a study that recognized four separate coping strategies that help people manage their jealously within an open-marriage. In another study, it was suggested that people tend to belittle specific traits in their competing partner that they believe to be of importance to their romantic partner (Schmitt, 1988). Self-reliance, self-bolstering, and psychological distancing are three psychological coping strategies mentioned by Salovey and Rodin (1988). Even more related to the current study, Buss (1988) and Buss and Shackelford (1997) dedicated research to study strategies used to keep partners. Continue Literature
Psychology textbook author, Wayne Weiten, defines Coping as “active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress.” I’m a bit of a procrastinator and so what many procrastinators like to do is make up excuses to make themselves feel better when they’re not doing what they should be doing. For example, I like to clean. I get a lot of cleaning done when I’m stressed out. I may not necessarily be avoiding homework or something like that, too. Sometimes I just clean to stop me from thinking about all the stuff on my plate. My grandma’s house is really fun to clean because she’s got two cats. And they shed. A lot. Pretty recently actually, I decided to take rubber gloves and rub all the fur off of every rug and every piece of furniture in the house. When I was done, there was enough fur to make two new cats. She was really surprised about the amount of fur I got off the rug that she just vacuumed. Anyway, getting distracted by cleaning again. Although I don’t always use this method to procrastinate, I think it is one that procrastination, and thereby stress, has taught me. My social life has helped improve my stress mainly because of my family. Families are great because they’re there for me. Highly recommended. Earlier in the semester, I had an issue with sleep because I had to take the bus. I would wake
I have connected the reflective research paper to objective # 1 because it made me examine my personal belief and attitude on gender equity issues. I did not realize that gender equity existed at the level that it does until researching the topic. Doing the research made me realize that the way we teach directly affects how children learn in every aspect.
“When people progress in a relationship they sometimes due to other external pressures will start thinking individually rather than with the partner. They may start developing hobbies or other endeavors. The relationship will start to fade and the everlasting bond will be broken. The feeling of dislike is often expressed by the partners on their commitment.”
Emotion-focused coping is a form of coping that involves handling a situation/stressor that is inconsistent with a person’s goal. This form of coping, as opposed to problem-focused coping, should be used when the stressor is outside of the individual’s control. Some strategies used during emotion-focused coping include the following: distracting oneself, expressing your emotions (via talking or writing), praying, practicing mindfulness, and eating comfort food. Likewise some people engage in negative emotion focused strategies such as using drugs, drinking alcohol, and suppressing emotions which may increase the stressor instead of reducing it due to the fact that drug abuse leads to poor
So far, my favorite part of WPI is the a capella group that I am a part of. I am a part of the Ketones a Capella group, who invited me to join after the auditions (I auditioned for all three of the ensembles that accepted women). This would be my second time participating in an a Capella group; the first time was in the sixth or seventh grade, but I don’t remember it too well, so this experience still felt like a fresh and new start for me. I have really come to appreciate how different singing a capella is from singing with music. It’s a lot cooler to have every sound in the song come from the mouths of the people around you, including yourself, and adding up to form something amazing.
Step seven asks the therapist to facilitate the expression of needs and wants and create emotional engagement and bonding events that redefine the attachment between partners. This step is when the change process of blamer-softening usually occurs (Johnson, 2004). The previously withdrawn partner has shared attachment needs in steps five and six and the more blaming partner is able to reach for the previously withdrawn partner. Statements for the withdrawn partner shift from “I feel numb and run away” to “I want to feel special to you” (Johnson et al., 2005). Hearing the withdrawn partner engaging from a vulnerable place elicits the blamer softening event to occur. Depending on the level of distress between the couple, multiple softening events may need to occur to start the bonding process (Johnson et al., 2005). As the couple has established a more secure bond, the therapist is now ready to move onto the final stage of EFT, consolidation (Furrow & Johnson,
The concept of coping is fascinating because it analyses the way in which an individual responds to a situation, as well as whether or not it is effective. Lazarus and Folkman (1984) defined coping as the "constantly changing cognitive and behavioural efforts made by individuals to manage specific external and/or internal demands that are appraised as taxing or exceeding the resources of the person". This essay will cover the many perspectives on the subject of coping, from the cognitive viewpoint to the more comprehensive biopsychosocial theory. It will also detail the characteristics of adaptive copers and the effective strategies they use, as well as comparing and contrasting these with patterns that are generally considered maladaptive.
As I gradually make my way through this semester, I have come to realize that I am called to go into Psychology. I love watching people and trying to figure out why they act the way that they do. I, also, love knowing that I have finally figured out what careers I want to pursue. I want to become either a clinical or counseling psychologist, which both have the same requirements for everything – majors , classes, ect. So, I do not have to decide right off the bat on which career I want to pursue. Since I am planning on majoring in Psychology, I decide to do some research on my own, as well as go to a major’s fair hosted at the IU Southeast campus.
In this psychology class, I have learned about the different types of psychology. Before this class I always thought psychology was only the study of emotions. Later in the class I learned00 that psychology can be the study of the brain, emotions, disorders, and many others. Since I took this class I don’t understand how many people can get a psychologist and psychiatrist confused. A psychologist can have a Ph.D. or a Ed.D. A psychologists can be broken down into two categories such as research and clinical. Research psychologists study human behavior and could work for a wider range of employers. A clinical psychologist may work with patients who are mentally or emotionally disturbed. A psychiatrist is basically someone that is a doctor, they
TEAMWORK The teamwork is usually defined as the process of working together in a group to achieve a common goal. These days, working in groups is inevitable. Whether it is a school assignment or working in a clinical setting, we have to work in groups to accomplish a task. We cannot expect to work in isolation all the time. As far as our team is concerned, they worked in an organised manner to accomplish the task within the deadline.