PSY100H1 Chapter : Psychological Science - Third Canadian Edition - Chapter Ten Notes.docx

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis = the biological system responsible for the stress response. Fight-or-flight response = the physiological preparedness of animals to deal with danger. Tend-and-befriend = females tendency to protect and care for their offspring and form social alliances rather than flee or fight in response to threat. General adaption syndrome = a pattern of responses to stress. Type a behaviour pattern = characterized by competitiveness, achievement orientation, aggressiveness, hostility, restlessness, inability to relax, and impatience with others. Type b behaviour pattern = characterized by relaxed, non-competitive, easygoing, and accommodating behaviour. Allostatic load theory of illness = when people are continually stressed, they are unable to return to bodily states that characterize normal stress levels. Primary appraisal = part of the coping process that involves making decisions about whether a stimulus is stressful, benign, or irrelevant. Secondary appraisal = part of the coping process during which people evaluate their options and choose coping behaviours.