PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14.2: Sympathetic Nervous System, Glucocorticoid, Cortisol

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

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Psychologist beilock suggests that working under stressful conditions can actually take resources away from successful performance. Stress: a physiological and psychosocial reaction that occurs when perceived demands exceed existing resources to meet those demands. People differ in their responses to stress. Appraisal: refers to the cognitive act of assessing and evaluating the potential threat and demands on an event. Second appraisal: determining how to deal/cope with threat. Physiological stress reactions include racing heart beat and sweaty palms. Second appraisals can either help individuals feel more confident and relaxed or if bad, make the stress responses continue. Social readjustment rating scale (srrs) ranking of how stressful situations are. Complex tasks with added stress = bad, easy tasks with stress = okay. Immigrated individuals have the added stress of dealing with prejudice people. Fight-or-flight response: a set of physiological changes that occur in response to psychological and physical threats.