Psychology 1000 Lecture : Chapter 15 – Stress A comprehensive summary of key terms and aspects of the required learnings / teachings from Ch. 15

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Microstressors daily hassles and everyday annoyances we encounter. Catastrophic events natural disasters, acts of war, etc: life event scales questionnaires that measure the number of positive and negative life events that have occurred over a specific period of time. The stress response: four aspects of appraisal process are of particular significance: Primary appraisal of demands of situation. Secondary appraisal of resources available to cope with it. Appraisal of personal meaning (what the outcome might imply about us) Judgments of what consequences of situation could be. Chronic stress and the gas: general adaptation syndrome (gas) a physiological response pattern to strong and prolonged stressors. Alarm reaction a rapid increase in physiological arousal: occurs due to sudden activation of sympathetic nervous system and release of hormones. Exhaustion body"s resources are dangerously depleted: occurs when stressor is intense and persists for too long. People high in neuroticism have heightened tendency to experience negative emotions and to involved in stressful situations through maladaptive behaviours.