PY. Ch.13 Flashcards
is an initial evaluation of whether an event is (1) irrelevant to you;
(2) relevant, but not threatening; or (3) stressful.
Primary appraisal
when you view an event as stressful, you are likely to make a …….. which is an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with the stress. (
secondary appraisal
A type of stress experienced whenever the pursuit of some goal is thwarted/blocked, which can often lead to aggression
fustration
A type of stress that occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression
Conflict
Any substantial alterations in one’s living circumstances that require readjustment
Life changes
Any substantial alterations in one’s living circumstances that require readjustment
Life changes
Expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way
Pressure
A person is torn between two positive goals to choose from(ex. choosing between pizza or spaghetti)
Approach-Approach
Person is torn between two negative goals to choose from(ex. Painful backache or Surgery)
Avoidance-avoidance
Person has only
one goal to
consider, but it
has both positive
and negative
aspects.(ex Date an attractive person but also there is rejection)
Approach-avoidance
holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
Biopsychosocial model
is any circumstance that threatens or is perceived to threaten one’s well-being and burden one’s coping abilities.
stress
- Routine hassles can have significant harmful effects on health.
- Stress is cumulative and collectively can create great strain.
- Research shows that lots of little daily stresses can add up to a large collective strain and impact health negatively.
Stress as an everyday event
Holmes and Rahe believed that adjusting to what that causes some degree of stress?
major life changes
measures the magnitude of the stress, and those scores have been correlated with illness, showing that those with higher scores are more vulnerable to physical illness and psychological problems.
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
A potentially stressful event, such as a major exam, elicits a subjective appraisal of how threatening the event is. If the event is viewed with alarm, the stress can trigger emotional, physiological, and behavioral reactions because people’s response to stress is multidimensional.
Overview of the stress process
one major cause of heart
disease.
The blockage of
arteries that supply blood to the
heart
Immune response – The body’s
defensive reaction to invasion by
bacteria, viral agents, or other
foreign substances. Some studies
have related stress to suppressed
immune activity in humans, thus
causing the body to become more
vulnerable to illness.
Stress does suppress the
immune system
???? IN ORDER TO INCREASE OR
REPLENISH THE NUMBER OF NATURAL KILLER CELLS IN THE
BODY.
WE NEED SUFFICIENT SLEEP
- Alarm phase
- Resistance phase/ex. if your job is being threatened you cut vacation days and work longer days
3.Exhaustion phase/ex. can cause illness or collapsing
Biological Stress Response
Active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress
Constructive coping
Passive behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events(ex. giving up and blaming oneself)
Learned helplessness
Any behavior that is intended to hurt someone, either physically or verbally – Research shows that aggression is often a behavioral response to stressors that involve Frustration. (Ex. striking out at others)
Aggression
