PSY 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Coronary Artery Disease, Hans Selye, Learned Helplessness
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Health psychology: the sub eld of psychology concerned with the ways psychological factors in uence the causes and treatment of physical illness and maintenance of health. Stressors: speci c events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten the person"s well-being. Stress: the physical and psychological response to internal or external stressors. The degree of life change is a signi cant indicator of the person"s future illness. Chronic stressors: sources of stress that occur continuously or repeatedly. Chronic stressors have been shown to be linked to environments through environmental psychology. In a study, preadolescents who had immigrated from cuba and other hispanic cultures were surveyed for discrimination. Those who reported discrimination also reported higher levels of worrying, anxiety, and bodily stress. Further research shows discrimination to be the cause. Stressors challenge you to do something about it having lack of control over the situation can add to the stress.
