Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Trait Theory, Perceived Control, Learned Helplessness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Karen Dickson

Document Summary

Stress is the negative feelings and beliefs that occur whenever people feel unable to cope with demands from their environment. The more an external event makes someone"s life different, the more stress it causes. Social readjustment rating scale divorce is 73 points, trouble with boss is. 23, the higher your score the worse your mental and physical health is. Subjective situations have more of an impact on people then objective situations. The more stress people experience, the lower the immunity to diseases. Perceived control the belief that we can influence our environment in ways that determine whether we experience positive or negative outcomes. Perceived control is associated with good mental and physical health. Old people loose control over their lives when they enter nursing homes, increasing their sense of control results in better health and longer lives. Self efficacy the belief in ones ability to carry out specific actions that produce desired outcomes.