PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder
65
PSYC 100 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
65 documents
Document Summary
Explain the physiological basis of the stress response. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system (secretion of stress hormones) (increased adrenaline/cortisol production) Explain how individual differences in cognitive appraisal affect our responses to a stressor. Gather info on the extent of the danger. Apply the bio-psycho-social model to health, stress, and illness. Describe how stress affects the immune system and contributes to the development of diseases. Cope by engaging in unhealthy behaviour (drinking, smoking) Long term stress, stages that lead to breakdown in body functioning. Differentiate between effective and ineffective strategies for dealing with stress. 4 coping methods (emotion-focused, problem-focused, proactive, stress inoculation) Mindfulness (effective) (self regulation of attention, nonjudgmental attitude) Ineffective (lack of exercise, poor nutrition, unsafe sex practices, alcohol, smoking, drugs) Describe how evolutionary history influences life choices. Desired behaviour (cid:0) d e scribe the environmental factors that influence people to make healthy and unhealthy life choices.
