01:830:101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acculturation, Type A And Type B Personality Theory

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Foels

Document Summary

Stress - response to perceived threats or challenges resulting from stimuli that cause strain and uncertainty. Stressors - stimuli that cause stress, and psychological, physiological, and emotional reactions. Posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd)- psychological disorder, person has been exposed to an event involving death, serious injury, or a form of sexual violence and as a result, experience disturbing nightmares, memories, flashbacks, and other distressing symptoms. Acculturation - process of cultural adjustment and adaptation, including changes to one s language, values, cultural behaviors, and sometimes national identity. Acculturative stress - stress that occurs when people move to new countries/cultures and must adjust to a new way of life. Daily hassles - minor problems/irritants we deal with on a regular basis. Uplifts - positive experiences that can make us feel happy. Approach-approach conflict - choosing between two favorable outcomes. Approach-avoidance conflict - facing a choice that has both favorable and unfavorable outcomes. Avoidance-avoidance conflict - faced with 2+ alternatives that are both unfavorable.