PSYC 3690 Lecture Notes - Semiconductor Luminescence Equations, Sick Role, Pretzel

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3690
• Professor: Benjamin Gottlieb

Document Summary

Sles - acute, last for only a certain amount of time, transitions, turning point - have a distinct onset and offset. Chronic stressors/demands - 4 types, relatively enduring character. Daily hassles - micro stressors, little things that wreck your day and wreck your mood e. g. stepping into a puddle, traf c jams, lineups, messy roommates, slow internet, parking ticket, slipping on the ice - can be cascading problems. The death of a child can cause marital discourse. People who have a disease may have are-ups during stressful life events. Stressors ----------> illness, disease, accidents, poor health. There is a signi cant relationships between the experience of stressors and adverse health outcomes. Stressors account for about 10-12% of the variance in any of the 4 outcomes. Doesn t explain enough about the variability in these outcomes and what that variability is due to.