HROB 3100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Biofeedback, Caffeine, Transcendental Meditation
8 Apr 2014
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High level of stress: equilibrium can be restored quickly if there is sucfficient resiliency. Characterized by actue increases in anxiety or fear if the stressor is a threat or by increases in sorrow or depression if the stressor is a loss. A feeling of shock or confusion may result if the stressor is particularly acute. The individuals energy resources are mobilized and hear rate, blood pressure, and alertness increase. Reactions are largely self-correcting if the stressor is a brief duration. Defense mechanisms predominate and the body begins to store up excess energy. Five types of defense mechanisms are typical of most people who experience extended levels of stress: 1. May also involve attacking oneself, other people, or even object (ex. Regression: the adoption of a behavior pattern or response that was successful at some earlier: 3. Repression: involves denial of the stressor, forgetting or redefining the stressor (e. g. deciding: 4.
