PSY100Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Passive Smoking, Asthma, Migraine
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Chapter 13: stress, coping and health: biopsychological model: physical illness is caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological and sociocultural factors. Psychosocial factors like stress and lifestyle impacts chronic diseases that develop gradually: health psychology: how psychosocial factors related to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention and treatment of illness. Stress: any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten ones well-being and that thereby tax one"s coping abilities. Average of 12 full days per year in cars to get to work for canadians. Type of stressor, one"s controllability, biological factors(age, sex) and previous experience with stress are some factors: routine/minor hassles may have significant effect in mental/physical health, due to cumulative nature of stress. Appraisal: stress lies in the eye of the beholder. Stress intensity is based on what event one notices and how one chooses to appraise/interpret them. To some certain events are more stressful than others.
