PSY 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Availability Heuristic, Hiv, Headon
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Psychology: chapter 12 stress, coping, and health. Focuses on identifying different types of stressful events. Women who are highly anxious or experience negative life events during pregnancy are more likely to deliver early compared with women who experience more typical worries. Identifies the people who are most susceptible to stress following different events. Assess people"s psychological and physical reactions to stressful circumstances. Corticosteroids: stress hormone that activates the body and prepares us to respond to stressful circumstances. Examine the interaction between potentially stressful life events and how people interpret and cope with them. Primary appraisal: initial decision regarding whether an even is harmful. Secondary appraisal: perceptions regarding our ability to cope with an event that follows primary appraisal. Problem-focused coping: coping strategy by which we problem-solve and tackle life"s challenges head-on. Emotion-focused coping: coping strategy that features a positive outlook on feelings or situations accompanied by behaviors that reduce painful emotions, no two stresses are created equal: measuring stress.
