PSY 242 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Acute Stress Reaction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Document Summary
Exam 2 study guide (remember, this is just a guide. You are responsible for all information that was covered in class and in the assigned chapters of the textbook. ) *you don"t need to memorize exact percentages for prevalence rates. However, you should have an idea regarding which disorders are relatively more common or rare within the anxiety disorder categories. *you do not need to focus on memorizing all specific dsm criteria, but do have a general sense of what the disorder is, and be able to recognize it if i present an example. Lecture 7 & ch 5 - stress and health. What is stress?- biological and psychological responses to demands. When the person is unable to adequately cope. Immune system: heal slower when stressed, depression associated with decreased immune function, transition from hiv to aids more quickly in individuals with high stress: cardiovascular disease: Hypertension- systolic over 140 and diastolic over 90.
