PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Blueberry Pie, Chocolate Cake, Stressor
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Stress is a state brought on by any situation that threatens or appears to threaten a person"s sense of well-being. Daily pressures at work to more catastrophic events. Acute stressor is short term and has a definite enpoint (near miss in heavy traffic) Chronic stressor is long term and lacks an endpoint (high pressure job or long time unemployment) Stress is derived from how we appraise the situation than from the situation itself. How appraisal of our ability/inability to cope with a situation is an important factor in how much stress we experience. Appraise situation based on perceived ability to cope. It"s our perception of a threat that triggers the emotional state we connect to stress. People who experience stress feel threatened and challenged. 4 kinds of stress experience: frustration, pressure, conflict, danger. Trying to register for course but it is full. When we find ourselves thwarted in the pursuit of a goal.
