HLTHAGE 3N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: World War Ii, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring
14 Nov 2018
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A bit of history : 17th c in physical sciences, 1930"s & 1940"s, physiological, world war ii, stress is not just physical, but also mental. Everything: no single variable called "stress, 3 frameworks have emerged, stimulus-oriented, response-oriented, transactional approach. Stress is the external force: thinking about depression, aging, etc. Sometimes life transitions contribute into depression (spouse dying: you would be interested in knowing about the event. Series of events happening over a period of time, but initiated by one main event. Survey with a list of common events, and the person would check off if they experienced it: weak support for major life events, no relationship, or there is a relationship, but it"s minimal. Strong support for daily hassles: better for your mental health, no support for positive influence of uplifts. There are very few age appropriate life event scales out there: assumes events are equal in impact on health, where do you intervene.
