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Acute stress paradigm

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A laboratory procedure whereby an individual goes through moderately stressful procedures (such as counting backward rapidly by 7s) so that stress-related changes in emotions and physiological and/or neuroendocrine processes may be assessed

Identifies individuals most vulnerable to stress

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Trier social stress test

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Subjects giving speech and mental arithmetic in front of stern evaluators

Women with early life stressors had higher levels of stress hormones

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Daily hassles

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Minor stressful events that lead to:

  • psychological distress
  • adverse physiological changes
  • physical symptoms
  • use of health care services
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Daily hassles examples

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Being stuck in traffic
Waiting in a line
Household chores
Work stress

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Stress measurement. What would you measure ? (5)

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  • negative events
  • uncontrollable events
  • ambiguous events
  • overload
  • central life domains
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Life stress interviews

Advantages ?

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Allow customization for each person

Can capture total stress exposure

Can incorporate objective ratings

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Life stress interviews

Disadvantage

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Very time-intensive and costly in order to keep interviewers reliable

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Chronic stress examples

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Work stress
Discrimination
Relationship stress

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Karoshi is a Japanese term which refers to?

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Death from overwork or work overload

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Role ambiguity

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Occurs when a person has no clear idea what they are expected to do or how their work will be evaluated

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Role conflict

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Occurs when a person receives conflicting information about work tasks or standards from different individuals

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Demand-control-support model

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high demands + low control + little social support = stress

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Life expectancy for African Americans versus caucasians in US

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Life expectancy for African Americans is 4-5 years shorter than that of Caucasians

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Labor market experiments —-what type of evidence is used to reveal discrimination

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Fictions resumes

Findings hold across several occupations and industries

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Relationship hostility and metabolic health (examples of indicators)

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Rapid marital interaction coding system (RMICS)

Psychological abuse

Distress-maintaining attributions (“you were only being nice because you need something “)

Hostility (criticism , hostile tone )

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Perceived stress scales

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Subjective perspective is primary

Criticism: may be inflicted by personality characteristics or response biases

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Life events

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When a person must adjust to a changing environment, the likelihood of stress increases

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Life events examples

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Death of a spouse
Divorce
Jail term
Marriage
Pregnancy 
Retirement