PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter 14: PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter 1: PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter : chpt. 14 review of key points revision notes

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: ozzy mermut

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Pg 622: stress invloves circumstances and expeircnes that are percieved as threatning. Stress is common. , everyday event, and even seemingly minor stessors or hastles can be problematic. To a larger degree, stress is subjective and lies in the eye of the beholder. 2) major types of stress include frustration conflict, change, and pressure. Frustration occurs when an obstacle prevents one from attaining some goal. 3) there are three principal types of conflict: approach - approach, avoidance - avoidance, and approach avoidance. Vaciliation is a common response to approach - avoidance conflict. Pg 622: a large number of studies using the s. r. r. s suggest that change is stressful. Although this may be true, it is now clear that the s. r. r. s is a measure of genral stress ratehr than jsut change - related stress. Two kinds of pressure (to perform and to confrom) also appears to be stressful. Pg 630: stress often triggers emotional reactions. These reactions typically include anger, fear and sadness.