Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Sympathetic Nervous System, Hans Selye, Endocrine System

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- Dehoog

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The nature of stress: psychologists have viewed stress in 3 different ways: as a stimulus, a response, and an organism-environment interaction, some define stress in terms of eliciting stimuli or events that place strong demands on us. In general, events that occur suddenly and unpredictably, and that affect a person over a long period of time seem to take the greatest toll on physical and psychological well- being. The stress response: the starting point for the stress response is our appraisal of the situation and its implications for us. 4 aspects of the appraisal process: 1. Appraisal of the demands of the situation (primary appraisal: 2. Appraisal of the resources available to cope with it (secondary appraisal: 3. Judgments of what the consequences of the situation could be: 4. Stress and psychological well-being: effects of stress on psychological well-being are clearest and most dramatic among people who have experienced catastrophic life events (ex.