01358nam a2200169 4500 14895 14895 20010326u y0pory50 ba por Spontaneous activation of schemata under stress getting control over eathquake threat Luísa Lima Beliefs of personal control over uncontrollable events have often been found to be related to a sense of well being (Taylor & Brown, 1988). In this paper we argue that, under threat and when personal control is impossible, subjects will automatically activate other types of control beliefs (secondary control beliefs) to cope with the threat. In three studies, earthquake threat and the feeling of personal uncontrollability were made salient in the experimental condition, and the RT to secondary-related control words were assessed. Results show that two types of secondary control beliefs were activated under threat: religious control and political control. This result shows that these more social types of beliefs are used to cope with threat when more personal beliefs are not available. V.11,n.2-3 1996 p.159-168 Psicologia - Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Lisboa STRESS LIMA Luísa P.103 0 P__103_000000000000000 2021-12-17 18224 DGRSP DGRSP P.103 2021-12-17 0 AP