PSYCO105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Synaptic Pruning, Ice Pick, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
5 Dec 2017
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Stressors: stimuli or events that place strong demands on us. (micro, catastrophic, and major negative) micro stresses add up to create larger stresses. Stress: pattern of cognitive appraisals, physiological responses, and behavioral tendencies that occurs in response to a perceived imbalance between situational demands and the resources needed to cope. Increases blood sugar, suppresses immune system and inflammation. Neuroticism: causes negative life events and psychological distress. Heightened tendency to experience negative emotions and out themselves into negative situations, inducing stress. No social support, poor coping skills, and pessimism. Protective factors: help you cope with stress better. Hardiness: stress protective- three c(cid:859)s. commitment (to family/community), control (not feeling hopeless) and challenge (seeing a demanding thing as an opportunity vs a threat) Resilience: different from hardiness, how one deals after stress. Humor, pos. emotions, social support and optimism increase resiliency. Coping self-efficacy: conviction that we can perform the behaviors necessary to cope successfully.
