PSYC 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Amnesia, Stress Management, Negative Affectivity
21 Feb 2018
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Stress: disruption in the course of a person"s physical or psychological functioning. Catastrophizing-inappropriately characterizing minor/moderate problems as worse than they are. Acute stress= a sudden bio-psychological alarm reaction to immediate potential danger. Alarm- activation of nervous system, adrenal glands, immune system. Beneficial in the short term to help us manage emergencies. Fight or flight moderately challenging, right amount, and not long lasting. Similar to srrs, used to predict susceptibility to stress related illness. Measures stress as perception of how intensely neg/pos events were. Highest is death of spouse at lcu of 100. Twice as likely to suffer from heart disease emotion -focused: attempts to manage the way you feel about problem problem-focused : attempts to modify the problem or source of stress. Influences intensity of stress experience and response characteristics. Coping strategies are focused efforts that people use to deal with stressful events in their lives.
