PSY 202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Walter Bradford Cannon, Sympathetic Nervous System, Executive Functions
26 Nov 2016
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Stress-producing events are found in all sectors of society. , young and unmarried people have a very high risk profile for stress. Clinical illusion: tendency to overestimate people"s fragility and underestimate their resilience. Stress is a(n) response while a stressor is a(n) stimulus. Stress consist(s) of the tension, discomfort, or physical symptoms that arise when a situation strains our ability to cope effectively. Researchers view stress in the following three ways: a stimulus, a transaction with the environment, and as a response. Coping strategies can be either problem-focused or emotion-focused. Emotion-focused coping involves changing the way a person emotionally reacts to a stressor (like deap breathing to lower stress/ writing how she feels on paper) Working a second job to pay off credit cards is an example of_problem-focused coping. Corticosteroids are stress hormones that activate the body and prepare it to respond to stressful circumstances. Social readjustment rating scale (srrs) to measure change due to__major life events__.
