PSYC 3070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stressor, Social Skills
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The bodies and minds respinse to a demand. Any situation that puts a demand on the body or mind. Events in physical environment including poverty crowding pollution. Based on physical or mental condition or hard daily activities such as illness disability or injury. Unhealthy behavior like not enough sleep or exercise using tobacco and alcohol or other drugs. Can be both a positive and negative chang like death getting married divorce. Physical changes that prepare your body to respond quickly and appropriately, you muscles tense eyes dialate heart rate quickens digestion stops. Body and mind alert efforts in responding headaches. Resistant to disease and injury, coping with added stress. How are relaxation techniques beneficial to your body. Breathing; helps you calm down by giving you more oxygen. Tension relaxation calms your mind and relaxed your muscles. Feeling as a member of community and family. Increased self esteem sense of control or purpose. Feelings of pity or sorrow for others misfortune.
