PSYC 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Coronary Artery Disease, Sympathetic Nervous System, Circulatory System
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The interpretation of specific events as threatening or challenging. Eustress vs. distress: graduating, getting married, having a baby (eustress) -> positive stress, divorce, death, losing a job (distress) -> negative stress. Life events that require some adjustment in behaviour or lifestyle. Acute stress: a short-term state of arousal, in response to a perceived threat or challenge that has a definite endpoint. Chronic stress: a continuous state of arousal, in which demands are perceived as greater than the inner and outer resources available for dealing with them. Work-related stress, including role conflict and burnout. Forced choice between two or more incompatible goals or impulses: approach-approach conflict, avoidance-avoidance, approach-avoidance conflict. Small, everyday problems of daily living that accumulate to become a major source of stress. Unpleasant tension, anxiety, and heightened sympathetic activity resulting from a blocked goal. Stressors that occur suddenly and generally affect many people simultaneously. A feeling of anxiety or mental pressure from overexposure or involvement with technology.
