PSYC 3170 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sphygmomanometer, Adobe After Effects, Habituation
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However, each type of measurement has its own associated problems. Catecholamine secretion is affected by factors other than stress, self-reports may be biased, and behavioral measures can be interpreted in multiple ways. Therefore, using multiple measures of stress may increase the possibility of obtaining a good model of the stress experience. No event is inherently stressful; whether it is stressful depends on how it is appraised by an individual. However, these positive events are less likely to be reported as stressful compared to negative events such as getting a ticket. Energy must be devoted to trying to understand the stressor, which can be time-consuming and resource-sapping: overload: overloaded people are more stressed and have poorer health than people who have fewer tasks to perform. Stress is both a subjective and objective experience, and both of these aspects affect the likelihood of resulting health problems.
