unidentifed

yeah, I want it to be on CC (bc I don't think it has yet) but if it is, we may possibly have to talk about brain regions as well to get more marks! 😨 😞

      sasushi Yeah it will probably be a new AOS because they usually don't repeat the same topic for each extended response.

        Hey guys just a question, do we need to know the different types of social support (appraisal support, tangible assistance, emotional support and information support) in reference to increasing resilience.

          unidentifed

          the typical characteristics of a mentally healthy person, including high levels of functioning, social and emotional
          well-being and resilience to life stressors

          resilience as a positive adaption to adversity including the relative influence of protective factors with reference
          to: adequate diet and sleep (biological); cognitive behavioural strategies (psychological); support from family,
          friends and community (social)

          these are the two key knowledge dot points that resilience occurs in, so I don't think you need to talk about types of social support (our school hasn't really learnt this)

          It wouldn't hurt to know just a basic level of knowledge and how to apply it to scenarios because it could get you that extra mark or it could help if the 10-mark question is on resilience.

              hey hey

              does adrenaline trigger the FFF response ? or does the FFF response trigger adrenaline? (I've seen it written both ways)

              and will we have to know about the HPA axis?

                sasushi Thank you sm!! yeah my school didn't go through it but I saw it on a 2020 VCAA sample response for the 10 marker

                  sasushi In the concept of emotionally arousing memories, adrenaline enhances the consolidation of those memories because it activates flight-flight-freeze response (and noradrenaline in the amygdala) . However when talking about the normal flight-fight-freeze response when exposed to a stressor/threat, hormones like adrenaline and cortisol are released to increase the chance of survival.
                  Hope this helps!!!!

                      unidentifed

                      oohhh that makes sense! thanks!

                      also I'm going to go look at the vcaa 2020 exam rn

                        Hey guys! What's the difference between Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning in relation to precipitating/perpetuating a specific phobia? It's so confusing to me 🙁

                          spookierbabe

                          hey hey!
                          I agree CC and OC can be very confusing but it might help to put them in examples 😄

                          Classical conditioning precipitates a phobia (cause it creates a fear response ) e.g a person almost drowns when they were younger, this causes an association of the NS (water) and the UCS (drowning) to form a fear response (which is the phobia)= phobia of water. So therefore CC is said to 'trigger' phobia

                          whereas OC perpetuates a phobia, mostly through negative reinforcement (although it can be others as well)
                          e.g) in relation to the individual with a phobia of water- they may avoid going to beach parties/holidays with their friends or family that are near seas/lakes/oceans, when they avoid the water(which causes them significant distress) they are removing a negative stimulus = them feeling relief, therefore they are more likely to avoid the water in the future as well, thus perpetuating the phobia

                          I hope this makes sense xx


                            also hey guyyyyys i have a ~ question ~

                            in terms of reappraisal, when does that happen? I'm a bit confused, does it happens immediately after the secondary appraisal when they realise that they do have the coping resources so they 'reappraise' the primary appraisal as not being stressful

                            or does reappraisal happen after they have evaluated that they do not have the coping resources and like week or so later realise that they do have the coping resources and so, therefore, they appraise the situation as not as stressful? or is it both?
                            argh this is all too confusing and this question probably made no sense because i was overthinking it

                              sasushi Heyyyy so basically the reappraisal comes after the secondary appraisal and the person can have a negative or positive reappraisal. For the most part reappraisal occurs when there is a change in the situation which cause the person to have a different view on the stressor. For example, a person may have an upcoming exam (sorry this is legit the only thing i can think of) and they may have primarily appraise the situation as a threat and believe they have inadequate resources to cope as the secondary appraisal. However, after doing a trial and feeling confident with the content they may reappraise the situation as a challenge/positive. Usually there isn't a reappraisal in some generic scenarios but there could be a chance there is one if the situation changes.
                              Hope this helps!!

                                  unidentifed

                                  oh, yeah I was wayyy overcomplicating it then haha. there isn't that much stuff about reappraisal in the jacaranda psych textbook so I don't think its a very important chapter??

                                  also thank youuu!!!

                                      Hey guys can anyone help me with question 24 from the 2019 VCAA multiple choice?

                                        hi
                                        does anyone know what we need to know about the brian like the hpa axis
                                        my notes from class dont really have much i think we skimmed over it ?