PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Vagamon, Interaction Model, Stress Management

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Lewis Stephen

Document Summary

Lecture 17 - march 28 stress, coping, adjustment & health. Criticism: unable to identify stable coping responses that are adaptive or maladaptive. Personality how one interprets events stress. *the interpretation of illness will result in a level of stress depending on the individual. *the situations one chooses to be in, based on personality will influence the level of stress re(cid:272)ipro(cid:272)it(cid:455) if (cid:455)ou"re e(cid:448)oki(cid:374)g (cid:374)egati(cid:448)e situatio(cid:374)s = (cid:373)ore stress = i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)es ill(cid:374)ess. Perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455) health promoti(cid:374)g or degradi(cid:374)g (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour health (+/-) *if (cid:455)ou"re (cid:448)er(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tious, (cid:455)ou"re pro(cid:271)a(cid:271)l(cid:455) eati(cid:374)g health(cid:455) a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)er(cid:272)isi(cid:374)g regularl(cid:455). This i(cid:374)(cid:272)reases ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al health a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ell(cid:271)ei(cid:374)g . if (cid:455)ou"re (cid:373)ore i(cid:373)pulsi(cid:448)e though, the(cid:374) (cid:455)ou"re (cid:373)ore likel(cid:455) to take (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) risks like substance use which influence your health and wellbeing. *personality is associated with certain behaviours which in turns results into stress + health and wellbeing. *levels of dopamine predispose individuals for types of sensation seeking or other behaviours.