PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes -Sympathetic Nervous System, Adrenal Medulla, Hans Selye

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Stress: any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one"s well-being and that thereby tax one"s coping abilities. Studies conducted in the aftermath of natural disasters typically find elevated rates of psychological problems and physical illness in the communities affected by disasters. Appraisal: stress lies in the eye of the beholder. Anxious, neurotic people report more stress then others. Acute stressors: are threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear endpoint. Chronic stressors: threatening events that have a relatively long duration and no readily apparent time limit. Frustration: occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goal is thwarted. Experienced when you want something but can"t have it. Failures and losses are 2 common kinds of frustration that are often highly stressful. Losses can be extremely frustrating because people are deprived of something they"re accustomed to having. Conflict: occurs when 2 or more incompatible motivations or behavioural impulses compete for expression.