PSYC 2500H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Allostatic Load, Electrodermal Activity, Claustrophobia
30 Jan 2018
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Stress occurs in a wide variety of situations and settings - in the family, in school and on the job. Sometimes stress experience is brief and sometimes it continues for a long time, it can be intense or mild. Stress has two components: physical: involving direct material or bodily challenge (heart pounding, your mouth goes dry, and your respire, psychological: involving how individuals perceive circumstances in their lives (thoughts and emotions) Physically or psychologically challenging events or circumstances are called stressors. The psychological and physiological response to a stressor is called strain. These components can be examined in three ways: In the rst approach stress is seen as a stimulus, focusing on the environment (ex: a demanding job, experience severe pain from arthritis, or a death in the family) The second approach treats stress as a response, focusing on people"s reactions to stressors (ex: when people use the word use the word stress to refer to their state of tension)
