Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Acculturation, Adrenal Medulla, Migraine

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Matthew Maxwell-Smith

Document Summary

If viewed as stressful, we make a secondary appraisal, or an evaluation of our ability to cope. Below is a figure based on lazarus & folkman: stress may be embedded in the environment, ambient stress refers to chronic negative conditions embedded in the environment, variety of types of environmental stress: Poverty: certain types (e. g. , poverty) have been associated with elevated stress hormones, stress is influenced by culture, culture sets the context in which people experience and appraise stress, disparities in the stressors experienced by specific cultural groups. Racial discrimination negatively affects the mental health and well-being for targets of racism. For immigrants, acculturation, or changing to adapt to a new culture, is a major source of stress related to reduced well-being. Frustration occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goal is thwarted. : failures and losses are two common kinds. Internal conflict occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression .