Psychology 2036A/B Chapter 6: Psych Chapter 6 Reading Notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Psych chapter 6 reading notes: stress and coping. Stress is a negative emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological, cognitive, and behavioural changes that are directed towards altering the stressful event or accommodating to its effects. Initially, researchers focused on events as stressors i. e. noise, crowds, bad relationships, round of job interviews, commute to work. Study of stressors has helped define conditions that may produce more stress than othe(cid:396)s, (cid:271)ut a fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) st(cid:396)essfull e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts does(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)plain the experience of stress: some events may be stressful for some, but not others. How a potential stressor is perceived determines whether it will be experiences as stressful. St(cid:396)ess is the (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)e of a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s app(cid:396)aisal p(cid:396)o(cid:272)esses; the assessment of whether personal resources are sufficient to meet the demands of the environment. (cid:449)he(cid:374) a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s (cid:396)esou(cid:396)(cid:272)es a(cid:396)e (cid:373)o(cid:396)e tha(cid:374) ade(cid:395)uate to deal (cid:449)ith a diffi(cid:272)ult e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t, the person will feel less stressed, but feel a challenge instead.