Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 43: Joseph Breuer, Martha Bernays, James W. Pennebaker

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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526-532: joan has discovered a new drug that is successful in countering the harmful effects of stress. Most likely, this drug interferes with the production or action of: glucocortisoids and cortisol. Social support ability to rely on and talk to others: house et al. Those with weak social ties twice as likely to die: pennebaker. Students asked to talk about traumatic or trivial event. Those who talked about a traumatic event they had higher immune functioning (more white blood cell count) and there were 50% fewer visits to campus health services in next 6 months. If you have the following you are better protected: hardiness, coping self-efficacy, optimism, lower risk for anxiety/depression, optimists live longer. How you handle the problem has an effect: problem-focused coping: Confront and deal directly with demands of stressor. Change what you can and learn to live with the rest. Talk (to family, friends, pros, your phone)