PSYC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease, Conscientiousness

• School: Fordham University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1200
• Professor: Lindsay Hoyt

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Stress: acute physical crisis (ex. being chased, chronic physical challenges (ex. drought, *psychological and social disruptions* *viewed from an evolutionary perspective sustained psychological stress is a recent invention and mostly limited to humans and other primates. Personal growth (develop new skills, reevaluate priorities, learn new insights) Resilience: successful adaptation to significant stress and trauma, as experienced by a. Improvements in future experiences lack of serious negative outcomes. Hans selye (1930s): first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress in rats. General adaptation syndrome (now called stress response) Coping: efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress. * constructive (reappraisal, confront problems directly, manage stressful emotions) The effects of stress on health & well-being. Stress, personality factors, and lifestyle practices all contribute to risk for developing coronary heart disease. Impaired task performance (linked to impaired attentional control) Diathesis (vulnerability: genetic, biological, psychological) + stress (emotional or physical) =