PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Asthma, Palliative Care
18 Mar 2018
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Health psychology/behavioural medicine: an interdisciplinary field, assumes that health & wellness is caused by a complex interaction: Franz alexander (1889-1963: neo-freudian, interested in the relationship between personality and health, suggested several models for the relationship. General adaption syndrome: stage 3 (exhaustion: continued exposure to the same stressor drains the body further, capacity to resist is depleted, with continued exposure illness results, in severe cases, results in death. Richard s. lazarus (1922-2002) stress: psychological responses: for lazarus, stress is a two-way process, it involves the production of stressors by the environment and the response of an individual. Stress: importance of cognitive appraisal: an individuals" interpretation of events as threatening, harmful, or challenging, also, our perception whether we have the recourses to effectively cope with demands. Events are appraised in 2 steps: primary appraisal, secondary appraisal. Primary appraisal: is the situation benign/neutral, threatening, harmful, challenging, do we appraise it as challenging vs. threatening, example: two students failing a course.
