Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
A nice summary of different types of motivation in the context of Goal Theory

Siegle and McCoach, 2005

My heart was just breaking for her. frown It is so crystal clear to me that this has been caused by her innate personality and a school placement which allows for no real academic challenge-- other than PERFECTION itself.
Hi MammaKarma!
Great to hear that you have a game plan. I love those links you put up there - excellent work which will be very useful to many of us here!

Glad to hear that your DH is backing off the Middle school button.

The good news is that now you have a working theory to go on.

I was struck by this:
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Can control over achievement anxiety really be that simple, that straightforward-change your goals and you change your anxiety? Well, no, for two reasons. First, changing the way you think is not as easy as it might first sound. Thoughts often have deep roots. Second, achievement situations themselves generate some anxiety-time deadlines, presence of an audience, task difficulty, and so on. And, our own dispositional neuroticism (emotional instability) directly contributes to felt anxiety.


Love and More Love,
Grinity

Last edited by Grinity; 03/30/11 01:20 PM.
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