PSY333H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Explanatory Style, B Cell, Middle Age
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College students: 1/3 stressful events caused by relationships. My life is in your hands jobs= high stress (doctor, firefighter, air traffic controller) Longer commutes= higher stress (higher cortisol: commuting is stressful: evans & wener, 2006. The longer the commute the more present cortisol was. A direct relationship between length of commute and levels of stress. Read an essay and had to catch errors, the longer the commute the fewer errors the participants were able to pick up on: environmental pressures. Torn between goals (travel/work; eat/lose weight: lack control. Wait in line at post office; traffic jam. Psychological: involves how we perceive circumstances in our lives. Three ways of examining stress: stress as stimulus, stress as response: Physical (heart pounds, mouth dry) & psychological (thought/emotion patterns) reactions. Psychological appraisal and the experience of stress: lazarus=psychological view of stressors. Perception of new or changing environment as beneficial, neutral, or.
