PSYC 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Transtheoretical Model, Unwell, Too Short
30 Jan 2018
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Do we want freedom from stress: what a(cid:271)out (cid:862)eustress(cid:863), a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being. Increased respiration & blood pressure to make more o2 available to muscles to energize attack or to initiate escape: adrenal glands also release cortisol. Ig(cid:374)ore (cid:272)o(cid:449)orkers(cid:859) su(cid:272)(cid:272)esses: caused bc people use their job to give meaning to their life. One model of types of stressors: catastrophic events, examples, major negative events, examples, micro-stressors, examples. Stress & health type a/b (friedman & rosenman: type a people, competitive. Stressful events are magnified in the mind: ex: fear public speaking -> thinking about presenting = anxiety. If you break down during a presentation (ex: saying smth embarrassing: could have intrusive memories of this stressful even echo in your mind after, big part of stress management = control of the mind. Ways of coping (overt actions: taking it out on someone else, giving up.
