Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Coping With, Survivor Guilt, Anger Management

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mike Atkinson

Document Summary

2. appraisal of the demands of the situation (primary appraisal) appraisal of the resources available to cope with it (secondary appraisal) Chronic stress and the gas general adaptation syndrome (gas) - the physiological response pattern to a strong and prolonged stressorincludes successive phases of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Post- traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) post- traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) - a pattern of distressing symptoms, such as anxiety responses, flashbacks, nightmares, and avoidance that recur after a traumatic experience. Ptsd represents what can happen to victims of extreme stress and trauma. Europeans tend to use problem- focused coping more than do asian and. Hispanic people the latter two groups tend to favour greater use of emotion- focused coping and social supportasians also show a greater tendency to avoid the stressful situation, particularly interpersonal stressors, reflecting their culture"s emphasis on interpersonal harmony. Combatting substance abuse most alcohol- related deaths are from accidents, alcoholic liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer and alcohol- related suicide.