CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN
PSYCHOLOGY: AN INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES APPROACH
DR ANDREW DENOVAN
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAYS 3:30PM-5:30PM ROOM 3.14
, LEARNING OUTCOMES
BY THE END OF THIS LECTURE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. SUMMARISE THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES APPROACH
2. APPLY THIS APPROACH TO STRESS
, OVERVIEW
• TODAY, WE WILL COVER:
• OVERVIEW OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES-BASED APPROACH
• THE TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF STRESS AND COPING
• PRIMARY APPRAISAL
• SECONDARY APPRAISAL
• COPING
• MEASUREMENT OF COPING
• THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY
• APPLYING AN INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES-BASED APPROACH TO THE CASE STUDY
EXAMPLE
• MY RESEARCH
, OVERVIEW OF THE INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES-BASED APPROACH
Are we all different?
Are we all the same?
IDs seeks to find generalisations and
universal dimensions upon which we
can all be compared
PSYCHOLOGY: AN INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES APPROACH
DR ANDREW DENOVAN
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAYS 3:30PM-5:30PM ROOM 3.14
, LEARNING OUTCOMES
BY THE END OF THIS LECTURE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. SUMMARISE THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES APPROACH
2. APPLY THIS APPROACH TO STRESS
, OVERVIEW
• TODAY, WE WILL COVER:
• OVERVIEW OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES-BASED APPROACH
• THE TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF STRESS AND COPING
• PRIMARY APPRAISAL
• SECONDARY APPRAISAL
• COPING
• MEASUREMENT OF COPING
• THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY
• APPLYING AN INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES-BASED APPROACH TO THE CASE STUDY
EXAMPLE
• MY RESEARCH
, OVERVIEW OF THE INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES-BASED APPROACH
Are we all different?
Are we all the same?
IDs seeks to find generalisations and
universal dimensions upon which we
can all be compared
