CAS PS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Pessimism, Thymus, Catecholamine

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Joseph Harris

Document Summary

A negative emotional state in response to events that we perceive as taxing our resources or our ability to cope. Stressors events that are perceived as harmful, threatening, or challenging. Biopsychosocial model the belief that physical health and illness are determined by the complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. Health psychology the study of how psychological factors influence health, illness, and health-related behaviors. Approach-approach conflict choice between 2 appealing outcomes easy to resolve, low stress. Avoidance-avoidance conflict choice between 2 unappealing outcomes more stressful than approach-approach. Approach-avoidance conflict one goal with appealing & unappealing aspects most stressful type of conflict often see vacillation. Social conditions that promote stress poverty, racism, crime low ses tend to have highest levels of stress. Culture clashes lead to stress company owned by different culture refugees, immigrants suffer acculturative stress. Indirect effects promote behaviors that jeopardize physical well being. Use of drugs, lack of sleep, poor concentration.