PSYC 1001 : PSYC1001Q_Introduction to Psychology I_John Weekes_Fall 2011( Entire Class Notes, Very Useful)
13 Mar 2012
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Week five: stress, health and coping (chapter 13) Concerned with how psychosocial factors impact health, and with how illness is caused, treated, and prevented. Acute stressors: short duration and clear endpoint (ex. Chronic stressors: long duration and no clear time limit (ex. Things that threaten, or look like they could threaten, your well-being, and because of that, hurt your ability to cope (ex. Threat could be physical safety, or reputation, etc. ) Biopsychosocial model: physical sickness is caused by the interaction between biological, Frustration: pursuit of a goal is thwarted (ex. Failures and losses not getting to an interview on time or losing your phone) Conflict: two or more incompatible motivations both trying to be expressed at the same time three types: Life change: big changes in your life that require you to readjust don"t have to be negative (ex. Death of family member, moving to a new home) Pressure: expectations that you behave in a certain way (ex.
