Psychology 1100E Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Stress Management
4 Mar 2019
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Not just the lack of illness or disease. State of physical, mental and social well-being. People"s attempts to maintain health & well-being. Health psychologists study the positive and negative effects that humans" behavior and decisions have on their health, survival and well-being . 100 years ago = microscopic organisms, acute, infectious diseases. Big difference significant impact of lifestyle on today"s major illnesses. Important to understand why people make certain health-risk related lifestyle choices. Can often be difficult to put into words. Situations may be experienced differently by different people. Put demands on us that threaten well-being. Demands (stressors) and resources to deal with demands. How difficult will this be for me. Do i have the resources to deal with thi. What are the consequences if i dont cope successfully. Tie our appraisal to who we are. Those who are harder on themselves are likely to experience more of a stress response. Can happen at any point in appraisal process.
