101193 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Psoriasis, Health Psychology, Anxiety Disorder

• School: UWS
• Department: University of Western Sydney
• Course: 101193
• Professor: anon

Document Summary

There are various models of stress that are continually studied by psychologists around the world. The two most common models are the psychosomatic stress model and the diathesis stress model. Psychosomatic stress is the type of stress where the connection between mind and body is strengthened. Specifically speaking, you either develop a disease or further worsen it with your current mental state. As an example, take two persons who are stressed with the appearance of psoriasis on their bodies. Since each person has a different take on the situation, the one that feels more stressed about the condition tends to have more physical suffering. With psychosomatic stress, your mind greatly affects how your body will cope with the physical disease that you have. The diathesis-stress model deals with the relationship between the possible causes of a condition and the degree of your vulnerability to react to the situation.