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Preparatory information functions as a form of inoculation if it enables the person to increase his or her tolerance for postdecisional stress by developing effective reassurances and coping mechanisms Janis, 1958, 1971; Meichenbaum, 1977; Meichenbaum & Turk, 1976.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

In their review of social-psychological studies bearing on premature closure, postdecisional regret, and a number of other aspects of decisional behavior, Janis and Mann 1977 called attention to scattered findings consistent with predictions about the behavioral consequences of vigilant versus nonvigilant coping patterns, from which they concluded that their theoretical analysis is plausible.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

But such considerations do not preclude the possibility that techniques of stress inoculation might be developed and used by decision counselors to help mitigate the impact of a wide variety of anticipated postdecisional setbacks, especially when the chosen course of action requires undergoing temporary losses in order to achieve long-term goals.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

Whatever the cause may be, such persons can be expected to become hypervigilant much more readily than others in response to warnings and approaching deadlines, which leads to ill-considered decisions that are frequently followed by postdecisional conflict and frustration.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

The more such defects are present before the decisionmaker becomes committed, the greater the chance that he or she will undergo unanticipated setbacks and postdecisional regret, which favor reversal of the decision.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

They suffer not just from the distressing setback but also from strong feelings of postdecisional regret, which may interfere with their ability to curtail the losses or to make a sound new decision that will enable them to recover rapidly from the setback.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

This type of reassurance can have a dampening effect whenever a postdecisional setback occurs that otherwise might evoke a high degree of stress, resulting in defective coping reactions.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

A completely different area, that of work decisions, also has produced evidence that stress inoculation can dampen postdecisional conflict and minimize the tendency to reverse the decision when setbacks are encountered.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

Correlational results from Janis’s 1958 studies of surgical patients indicated that those who received information about the unpleasant consequences beforehand were less likely to overreact emotionally to setbacks and adverse events during the postdecisional period.

Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993