PSY 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jane Mcgonigal, Psychophysiology, Explanatory Style
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United states of tara - she has did and has all these different people. She threatened her alternate personalities that she would go back on the drug and they would go away, but there is no drug for this disorder like that. Apotropaic - having the power to ward off evil spirits. Stress - a psychological response to events. Stressors - stimuli or events that trigger efforts to cope. Even positive things like graduation, marriage, a new baby. Traffic, long lines, job sleep, too little sleep. These are the things that lead to chronic stress and actually damage health! The things we deal with everyday are things that are actually the most threatening to your health. First responders - deal with catastrophic events every day! Emts, firemen at a very high risk for psychological stress disorders. Noise - can depend on whether or not you control the noise. Children living near airports have higher bp and levels of stress hormone.
