{"id":89,"date":"2024-03-22T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T23:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/psychologymtdisupplement\/chapter\/interoception-ruoxi-is-anxious-about-her-job-search\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T17:05:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:05:36","slug":"interoception-ruoxi-is-anxious-about-her-job-search","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/psychologymtdisupplement\/chapter\/interoception-ruoxi-is-anxious-about-her-job-search\/","title":{"raw":"SP.9: Case study - Interoception: Ru\u00f2x\u012b is Anxious About Her Job Search","rendered":"SP.9: Case study &#8211; Interoception: Ru\u00f2x\u012b is Anxious About Her Job Search"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[pb_glossary id=\"390\"]Approximate reading time:[\/pb_glossary] 2 minutes<\/p>\nRu\u00f2x\u012b just finished her degree in Psychology and is looking for her first job. Her journey is a great example of how interoception plays a role in our lives.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Interoceptive awareness: As she got ready for her first job interview, Ru\u00f2x\u012b's heart was racing. She knew this meant she was nervous, which helped her get ready mentally for the interview.<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Interoceptive coherence: While writing cover letters, Ru\u00f2x\u012b started to feel irritable. Then she heard her stomach growl \u2014 she had forgotten to eat lunch! Her hunger was making her grumpy.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Interoceptive attention tendency: Ru\u00f2x\u012b often checked how alert she felt, especially when working on her resume late at night. She was good at noticing when she was too tired to continue.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Interoceptive sensitivity: During a stressful group interview, Ru\u00f2x\u012b could feel her heartbeat change. She used this signal to help herself stay calm.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Interoceptive accuracy: Once, Ru\u00f2x\u012b had a stomach ache before an interview. She knew it was because she was anxious, not sick or hungry.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Interoceptive sensibility: Whenever Ru\u00f2x\u012b felt a headache starting, she was confident it was because of the stress from job hunting.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"text-align: initial; font-size: 1em;\">Interoceptive regulation: Before each interview, Ru\u00f2x\u012b did deep breathing exercises to manage her nerves. 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