PSYC 1002 Chapter 14: Chapter 14
5 Apr 2017
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Post-traumatic-stress disorder symptoms may not show up for months or even years. One quarter of canadian adults say they spend most of their days living under significant stress. Much stress is coming from their work. 40% of university students report high stress t exam time. Stress starts before university, in grades 7 and 8 60% are stressed and worry 26% are stressed all the time. The traditional view of physical illness was purely biological. The biopsychosocial model: holds that physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors. Stress: any circumstance that threaten or are perceived to threaten ones well being that thereby tax ones coping abilities. Aftermath of natural disasters make elevated rates of psychological problems. Concerns about the effects of commuting increase as the time we spend in our cars simply getting to work increases.
