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INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES OF DESTABILIZATION WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF STIMULATION CONTROL

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Eliasz A., Klonowicz T.
Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
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2003
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vol. 11
109-133
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Drawing on Transactional Model of Temperament proposed by Eliasz, the present paper addresses the issue of temporal and transsituational changes in temperament and their consequences for behavior and well-being. Temporal changes relate to biological bases of temperament that determines the average level of behavior dynamics. Initially, temporal changes are instrumental in coping with aversive stimulation: sensitization occurs under weak stimulation, whereas desensitization occurs under strong stimulation. Both sensitization and desensitization are considered as active regulatory mechanisms. However, when these two regulatory mechanisms are no longer sufficient, they would be replaced by passive regulation of stimulation. When not seconded by changes on other levels of the system for stimulation control, passive changes in temperament become destructive. Transsituational changes of temperament involve deviations form the individual average level of behavior dynamics and reflect the impact of environment on temperament. With repetitive occurrences of changes within the environment these deviations become stabilized and their profile may be compared to the notion of 'behavioral signature of the individual' introduced by Shoda. Biological foundations of temperament characterize people from the earliest stages of their life and have an impact on the development of other mechanisms of stimulation control. Regulatory mechanisms appearing later in life are shaped by social environment and often are at variance with individual capacity determined by temperament. They constitute internal 'sore points' and become a permanent source of destabilization within the system of stimulation control.
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INTERVAL ACTION STYLE AND TEMPERAMENT IN ADAPTATION TO CHANGE

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Wieczorkowska G., Eliasz A.
Kolokwia Psychologiczne (Psychological Colloquia)
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2004
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vol. 12
27-51
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The way in which we set our goals influence action style and in consequence flexibility in adaptation to every day changes and emotional well- being. We analyze two general strategies people use to set goals. In one, called an interval strategy, individuals are less discriminating and are willing to accept a large number of possible goals and as a consequence try to achieve many goals at a time. Hence, they are adapt well when there is a scarcity of attractive options, but if the environment is rich in possibilities, their strategy can force them to deal with an overwhelming amount of information and, as a result, to become ineffective. The other method of goal setting, called a point strategy, refers to people who are discriminating in their choices and typically reject a large number of options as not good enough, pay attention to details and try to achieve one goal at a time. They thrive in an environment where there are plenty of good options; however, when such options are few, they become frustrated and adapt poorly. The aim of the paper is to discuss differences in frequency of using interval vs point strategies as individual difference treated as complex internal mechanism being composed of transactional relationships with other traits like for example extraversion. The data described in the paper shows as predicted that interval introverts compared to extraverts revealed worse both subjective well-being (both on cognitive and emotional level) and adaptation to everyday changes.
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Subjective well-being in a Polish national sample: the roles of demographic factors, Type A, and goals

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Klonowicz T., Cieslak R., Eliasz A.
Polish Psychological Bulletin
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2004
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vol. 35
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issue 1
35-43
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This article seeks to further our understanding of relationships between individual characteristics (age, education, two components of Type A – anger and achievement) and subjective well-being (SWB). Goals (affiliation and agency goals) were studied both as predictors of SWB and as moderators of relations between individual characteristics and SWB. The SWB components were: somatic symptoms, life satisfaction, frequency of positive and negative mood. The data from Polish General Social Survey collected on the representative national sample (N = 1221) showed that education was positively related to SWB. Age was a negative predictor of all SWB indices (with the exception of negative mood). Two components of Type A were differently related to SWB: anger was a negative predictor of SWB, whereas achievement was positively related to SWB. Affiliation but not agency goals predicted high level of SWB. Partial support was found for the hypothesis that goals moderated relations between individual characteristics and SWB. Post Scriptum -'Personality' (top-bottom) approach to SWB has been offered as an alternative to studies of the impact of situational factors and life events on SWB (bottom-up models of SWB). However, the 'bottom' effects on SWB were found to be small and restricted to only 'fresh' events (cf., Suh, Diener, & Fujita, 1996).
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