WEEK 10 - Health, stress, and coping

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

a negative emotional experience accompanied by predictable physical, psychological, and behavioural responses, directed at alleviation or accommodation

Question 2

Stressor

Answer 2

Stimuli that contributes towards stress

Question 3

Types of stress

Answer 3

• Distress; Acute & chronic (has a negative effect on you)
• Eustress (has a positive effect and motivates to overcome situations and obstacles)

Question 4

General adaption syndrome

Answer 4

• Alarm reaction stage (release of adrenaline and cortisol, fight of flight)
• resistance (body tries to counteract physiological changes)
• exhaustion (body depleted, no longer equipped to fight stress)

Question 5

Physiological responses to stress

Answer 5

Sympathetic activation; dilates pupil, relaxes bronchi, accelerates & strengthens heartbeat, inhibits stomach and intestine activity, contracts skin vessels

Question 6

Primary appraisal

Answer 6

focused form of social cognitive theory where specific beliefs are hypothesised to drive mood/behaviour.
- Demandingness
- awfulising
- low-frustration tolerance
- depreciation

Question 7

Secondary appraisal

Answer 7

Problem focused coping strategies: the goal of changing or eliminating the stressor.
Emotion focused coping strategies: 1. escape avoidance strategy; shifting attention away from stressor and toward other activities 2. seeking social support from peers

Question 8

Coping strategies

Answer 8

• measurement / observation / record
• education about urges
• plan for dealing with lapses
• pan a mix of problem focused and support oriented coping (instrument and emotional support from friends and family)
• motivational enhancement

Question 9

Common core beliefs about self

Answer 9

• Unlovability
• helplessness
• worthlessness
• negative beliefs about the world