PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Hans Selye, Stress (Biology), Walter Bradford Cannon
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Coping: cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage the demands of the environment. Anticipatory coping: precedes a stressful event. Problem-focused coping: a response aimed at reducing, modifying, or eliminating a source of stress, taking the bull by the horns . Emotion-focused coping: a response aimed at reducing the emotional impact of the stressor, modifying cognitions rethinking the problem. Reappraisal: rethinking the consequences of a situation, e. g. downward comparison: at least i"m better off than they are . Avoidance: trying to forget about the problem. Humour: some positive effects on the immune system. Psychological learned, depend on perceptions, interpretations. Hypothalamus-autonomic nervous system, pituitary gland, acth (aka stress hormone) When a mouse experiences a shock thalamus amygdala hypothalamus fight-or-flight. Repress: ensure safety of offspring, social support, women tend to do this instead of fight-or-flight. Helps maintain self-esteem and maintain social relationships. Foot on the gas: an angry or agitated stress response, you"re heated, keyed up, overly emotional, and unable to sit still.
