PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Hans Selye, Autonomic Nervous System, Defence Mechanisms

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: all

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Biopsychosocial model - holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors. Psychosocial factors, such as stress and lifestyle, play a large role in the development of these chronic diseases. Health psychology - concerned with how psychosocial factors related to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention and treatment of illness. Stress involves circumstances and experiences that are perceived as threatening. Stress is a common, everyday event, and even seemingly minor stressors or hassles can be problematic. To a large degree, stress is subjective and lies in the eye of the beholder. Frustration occurs when an obstacle prevents one from attaining some goal. There are three principal types of con ict: approach-approach, avoidance-avoidance, and approach-avoidance. Vacillation is a common response to approach-avoidance con ict. Although this may be true, it is now clear that the srrs is a measure of general stress rather than just change-related stress.