PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Asthma, Internet Addiction Disorder, Catecholamine
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Waiting in line, car trouble, shopping for gifts, commuting: feeling stressed depends on what events one notices and how they choose to interpret them, stressful events for one person may be a routine for another, ex. Upcoming psych exam is stressful: secondary appraisal: is an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with stress, ex. Having an encounter with a belligerent drunk, dealing with the challenge of a major exam: chronic stressors: are threatening events that have a relatively long duration and no readily apparent time limit, ex. Decision making can be stressful since both are something that are appealing to you: avoidance-avoidance: a choice must be made between two unattractive goals. Most unpleasant and highly stressful: approach-avoidance: a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects. Career promotion with high pay but have to move to another city where you don"t want to live.
