PSYC 4750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Adrenal Gland, Tension Headache, Psychophysiology

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4750
• Professor: Erin Rock

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Positive demands motivate an individual to achieve them (preparing for exam, completing project) Negative events motivate a person to remedy them (broken printer, car needs repair) Severe negative event will require adjustment necessary to recover. Action to meet the demands of life require the appropriate resources. Strain: occurs when resources are not adequate for a person to achieve positive events or to avoid or escape negative events. Coping: behaviour that is motivated to meet life"s demands and their consequences. Stress: results when life demands exceed available coping resources either because the demand is too great or the resources are inadequate. It endangers a person"s well- being and shows up as negative feelings, physiological arousal, psychophysiological disorders, illness, and maladaptive behaviours. Physiological reactivity of an individual"s body indicates stress (headache, muscle tension, upset stomach, difficult sleeping). The feeling of stress will be greater the more frequent, intense and lasting the symptoms. Hopkins symptom checklist, symptoms checklist, and the calgary symptoms of.