PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Near-Death Experience, Herbal Tea, Sympathetic Nervous System
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Some of the major consequences of stress (gender differences) Dispositional and behavioral factors that reduce stress. Apa survey (2014) out of 10. 83% of teens cited school as a major source of stress trickle down effect of adult"s stress to teens. A stressor is an event or condition which we view as threatening, challenging, or overwhelming. Living next to a train station to a bodily injury. Appraisal refers to deciding whether to view something as a stressor. Stress reaction refers to any emotional and physical responses to the stressor such as rapid heartbeat, elevated cortisol levels, and crying. An emotional response is by definition a physical response. Stress refers to the process of appraising and responding to events which we consider threatening or challenging. Stress isn"t something that happens to you; it"s a process in which you participate. The process includes the stressor (event or condition), cognitive appraisal, body response,
