PSC 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Catecholamine, Social Isolation, Cortisol
● “Sudden death”
○ Myocardial stunning
○ Ventricular dysfunction after emotional stress
○ Arrhythmia (abnormal electrical activity)
○ Elevated catecholamine levels
● What is coping?
○ Coping refers to efforts to manage demands by using personal (psychological,
emotional, social, spiritual) resources
● Coping I: social support
○ What is the effect of (the following) relationships on health?
■ Supportive - reciprocal relationships
■ Absent - lonely
■ Conflictual - stress, strain, turmoil
● Ex: spouses that live together but can’t stand each other
● Life change stress scale 6/ 10 events - interpersonal
○ 1. Death of spouse
○ 2. Divorce
○ 3. Marital separation
○ 5. Death of close family member
○ 7. Marriage
○ 9 marital reconciliation
● Social support
○ A person’s belief that he or she is cared for, loved, esteemed, and a member of a
network of mutual obligations
● Is marriage good for one’s health?
○ The effect of marital disruption on health
○ Survival rates & marriage
○ Why marriage brings benefits
● Deadly divorce -- divorce can be hazardous to your health
● Effects of parental divorce on child well - being
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● The significance of marriage
○ On average, married are in better psychological & physical health that
nonmarrieds
○ The are less susceptible to dying from behavior - associated causes such as
accidents & suicide
○ Nonmarried have more depression, anxiety, & substance abuse than marrieds
● Why does marriage bring benefits?
○ Marriage increases material well - being
○ Marriage reduces risky and unhealthy behaviors
○ Marriage provides network of help and support
○ Marriage provides adults with sex
● Is marriage good for one’s health?
Document Summary
Coping refers to efforts to manage demands by using personal (psychological, emotional, social, spiritual) resources. Life change stress scale 6/ 10 events - interpersonal. Ex: spouses that live together but can"t stand each other. A person"s belief that he or she is cared for, loved, esteemed, and a member of a network of mutual obligations. Deadly divorce -- divorce can be hazardous to your health. Effects of parental divorce on child well - being. On average, married are in better psychological & physical health that nonmarrieds. The are less susceptible to dying from behavior - associated causes such as accidents & suicide. Nonmarried have more depression, anxiety, & substance abuse than marrieds. Marriage provides network of help and support. The effect of marital disruption on health. Marriage offers a unique form of intimacy that enhances the ability to cope effectively w/ life stress . Studied - newlyweds & older married couples.
