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1
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What is described by Seyle’s General Adaptation syndrome?

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Stages of how a person responds to a stressor stimulus.

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Recall and describe the stages of Seyle’s General Adaptation Syndrome

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1 = Alarm: shift to SNS dominance + increase in resistance to stress
2 = Resistance: ACTH release for maintenance of stress response. Resistance to stress plateaus
3 = exhaustion: of adrenals. Resistance to stress declines and the person becomes really prone to stress. This phase is where breakdowns/ depression starts creeping in
3
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Recall one long-term side effect of stress

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Immunosuppression

4
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Recall the components of Type A behaviour

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Time urgency
Free-floating hostility
Aggressiveness
Accomplishment-focused 
Competitive
5
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What does Type A Behaviour put you at particular risk of?

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CVD

6
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Recall how stress coping mechanisms

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problem focused coping: 
eg planning ahead to reduce stress
Emotion focused coping:
meditation
Seek social support:
Seek assurance from family and friends
7
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How can stress lead to disease?

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Stress leads to behavioural (eg more smoking at times of stress) and physiological changes (eg increased cortisol, immunosuppression, slower wound healing rate). These changes increase the risk of disease

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nocebo effect

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Nocebo: A negative effect that occurs after receiving an inert/sham treatment
eg Warnings about the possible side effects of a medicine makes it much more likely that the patient will report experiencing those effects

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Main clinical significance of the placebo and nocebo effect

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The effect of many interventions can be increased by the way they are presented – both in form and manner. (eg packaging etc will all influence a patient’s experience with the treatment.)
Can be particularly helpful in for conditions with psychological components

10
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relationship between social support and health?

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Social support increases patient survival and exert an INDEPENDENT effect beyond protective psychological role