PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Kurt Lewin, Autonomic Nervous System, Adrenal Medulla

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

The nature of stress any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one"s well-being and that thereby tax one"s coping abilities. Primary appraisal is an initial evaluation of whether an event is: irrelevant to you, relevant but not threatening, stressfull. Secondary appraisal, which is an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with stress. Acute stressor threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear endpoint. Chronic stressor threatening event that have a relatively long duration and no readily apparent time limit. Frustration occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goal is thwarted. Conflict occurs when two or more incompatible motivation or behavioral impulses compete for expression. Conflict of three types developed by kurt lewin. Life changes are any noticeable alterations in one"s living circumstances that require readjustment: for example, the social readjustment rating scale (death of a spouse 100, some positive events that produce change also causes stress.