PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Parasympathetic Nervous System, Condom, Safe Sex
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Stress: any circumstance that threatens or is perceived to threaten one"s well being. Stress has both psychological and physiological components. Frustration: the pursuit of a goal is prevented. When things don"t seem to be fair. The monkey who got the cucumber felt frustrated when he wasn"t. Conflict: two or more competing and incompatible goals occur. Three general types of conflicts: getting a grape like the other monkey. Approach-approach conflicts: a choice must be made between two desirable goals can"t be split half-and-half. They are both choices of good things. Avoidance-avoidance conflict: a choice must be made between two unattractive goals. They"re both pretty bad like dealing with break up or wasting a saturday night. Approach-avoidance conflict: a choice must be made about to achieve a goal which has both positive and negative attributes. Change: any notable difference in one"s life which requires adaption. Both positive and negative life changes can be stressful.
