Stress

Question 1

stress

Answer 1

how an induvidual responds to demands on them which they consider to be more than they can cope with

Question 2

Stress as a stimulus

Answer 2

focus on events and situations which causes stress

Question 3

stress as a response

Answer 3

focus is on how people respond to stessors

Question 4

stress to a process

Answer 4

focus is on the interaction between the person and the enviroment

Question 5

State the aim, method, findings and evaluation of Friedman and Rosenman’s study

Answer 5

Aim- To find out whether behaviour patterns could be a risk factor in the health effects of stress
Method- Researchers used interveiws and questionaires to put people in one of two catagories. 3000 participants were catagoriesed into types. they were males ages 39-59
Findings- more that 8 years later the researchers studied health outcomes. 70% of those who had developed CHD had been classified as type A
Evaluation- only done on men so can’t be generalised, didnt take into account the professions of the men, large scale study

Question 5

What year was Friedman and Rosenman’s study published?

Answer 5

1974