HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Eustress, Developmental Psychology, Social Relation
19 Dec 2015
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Attending university is stressful for many young adults. At any given time in te academic year: Proportion of students who are frequently overwhelmed have increased. Young adults have more stressed then other age group. Stress: an imposed factor on the individual body and mind. The same a demand/ situation / event may evoke different levels of stress for different individuals. Stressors: those physical, social, or mental demands/ situation/ events that evoke stress by forcing the individual to respond and adapt. The gas involves three progressive stages general adaptation syndrome. Stage 1: alarm characterized by surprise/anxiety arising from a stressor. The autonomic nervous system (ans) activates part of central nervous system regulates body functions such as heart rate, respiration. Immediate reaction: hypothalamus stimulates adrenal glans to relate epinephrine aka. Stage 2: resistance adaptation to cope with stressor. Ideally, adaptation occurs, the stressful situation is resolved, homeostasis is regained.
