Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Protective Factor, Interaction Model

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

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Stress: give an example of how we sometimes define stress as a stimulus vs. a response, briefly define microstressor, major negative event, and catastrophic event. Which ones are referred to as the primary and secondary appraisals: general adaptation syndrome, name and briefly describe the 3 phases of general adaptation. Is it a vulnerability or protective factor? i. ii. Is it a protective factor or a vulnerability factor? i: which of the 4 aspects of cognitive appraisal is this related to? d. Promoting health and preventing illness: transtheoretical model of change, name and briefly describe each of the model"s 6 steps of change. Are high levels of exercise best: obesity is a risk factor for which (types of) illnesses, comparing two individuals who are equally obese, one has a pear- shaped body and the other has an apple-shaped body. Combating substance abuse: briefly describe the technique of motivational interviewing to treat substance abuse. a.