PSYC 3110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Hans Selye, Stress Management, Walter Bradford Cannon
12 Sep 2013
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Stress ambiguous term, sometimes used to refer to the environmental pressure and sometimes to a particular type of response to pressure. Stress is categorized in three ways (not mutually exclusive): stimulus based. Thought to be a principle cause of psychological distress and physical illness. Ability to cope with stress is frequently held to be the key to happiness. When you are under a lot of pressure. This views stress as something that gets put upon you by something else (a stimulus) This causes damage when your capacity for this strain is exceeded. Based on the physical and psychological feeling. When you think that you can"t cope with things. Focuses on stress management using techniques such as, breathing exercises, yoga, etc: interactional. Symptoms include: anxiety, poor concentration, insomnia, bodily tension and fatigue: response based. Stress occurs when there is an imbalance between the perceived demands placed on an individual and the ability to meet those demands (coping resources)
