PSY 1102 Lecture 4: Chapter 12 Stress

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Gary Capstick

Document Summary

Stress - feeling of anxiety, tension, worry or apprehension, and physical sensations. The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events that we appraise as threatening or challenging. The stress is overwhelming, outcomes are not fully under your control, will be there for a prolonged amount of time. Eustress is the good stress - excitement, eagerness, challenge to express what you know. Eustress usually is inconsequential or mild consequences, has to do with something voluntary and willingly (getting on a rollercoaster). The stress is moderate, there for a short amount of time: a) events - the stressors, any event capable of producing a stress response. Catastrophes - large scale, often unpredictable events - hurricanes, oods, re, war: 2. Signi cant life changes - leaving home, death of a loved one, old of job: 3. Daily hassles - traf c, money, long lines, work, school, social life, prejudice divorce: b) perception/appraisal - interpretation.