PSYC 314 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Reinforcement, Sleep Deprivation, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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*stress moderators: modify how stress is experienced and the effects it has. Ex) individual differences of socio-economic status, social support resources etc. : thoughts and behaviors used to manage the internal and external demands of situations that are appraised as stressful. Series of transactions between people and environment: relationship between coping and a stressful event is a dynamic process, breadth. *negative affectivity: a pervasive negative mood marked by anxiety, depression and hostility. People with high negative affectivity--> more suicide, depression. *neuroticism: it is an enduring tendency to experience negative emotional states--> related to poor health. (disease prone personality) *negative affectivity: elevated cortisol secretion->increased adrenocortical activity--> bio- psychosocial pathway linking negative affectivity to adverse health outcomes. Negative affectivity sometimes create a false impression of sickness. *pessimism: a relatively stable dispositional characteristic to expect negative outcomes in the future. Pessimistic explanatory style: also prone to poor health outcomes. have reduced immunocompetence.
