PSY 202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hans Selye, Adrenal Gland, Anxiety Disorder
23 Feb 2018
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Psy202 full study guide- chapter 12: stress, coping, and health. What is stress? (page448: the tensions, discomfort, or physical symptoms that arise when a situation, called a stressor- a type of stimulus, strains our ability to cope affectively. Stress as a stimuli approach focuses on identifying different types of stress events, ranging from job loss to combat: this approach pinpoints events that we find most dangerous and unpredictable. It also identifies with people who are subject to those categories of events. Primary appraisal: initial decision regarding whether an event is harmful. Corticosteroids: stress hormone that activates the body and prepares us for stressful situations. Studies using srrs (social readjustment rating scale) has associated the number of stressful events that happen to people in their lives to physical disorders and psychological disorders like depression. This is far from a perfect prediction to of who"ll become physically or psychologically ill.
