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19 Cards in this Set
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Stress and common cold |
Sheldon 300 undergraduate students Cold virus dropped into their nose Isolated
Measures sneezes, number of kernes Measured based on self report |
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Stress and wound healing |
Dental students Puncture in roof of mouths Wounds took 40% longer during exams |
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Stress is experienced |
When demands of environment are believed to exceed resources of individual
Individuals interpretation is what matters |
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Two general types of coping |
1. Emotion focused coping
2. Problem focused cooing |
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Emotion focused coping |
Attempts to prevent or reduce negative emotions in response to stressor
Ex) exercise, crying, eating, listening to music
Doesn't solve problem or prevent it from happening in the future |
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Problem focused coping. |
Take direct steps to confront or minimize stressor
Evaluating stressor, start to understand Better Make lists Get organized |
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What strategies work best |
Downward social comparison Expressing emotions What benefits you |
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But in general your Strategies depends on ..... |
Controllability
Acute vs long term stressor
Coping flexibility is important
Social environment helps with coping or ruins it |
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What happens when we lack social support-2 studies |
Alameda County Study Recent Meta-analysis |
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Alameda County Study |
Lack of social ties equivalent to smoking and obesity |
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Recent meta analysis |
148 studies Significantly greater length of survival with social ties and stronger social relationships |
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What are three different ways to study and measure social support |
Social integration Received support Perceived support |
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Marriage |
More effective for men
Women encourage positive health behaviors-exercise, following doctors orders
Reduce risky behavior
But it's more important about the quality of relationship rather than status
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Received support (3) |
Frequency or amount of support that's actually provided
Emotional Informational Instrumental- concrete support (tangible support) |
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Invisible support |
You don't expect anything in return Parent good at this |
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Perceived support |
Belief that support is there if and when you need it
This type of support seems to be the best |
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What support is the best? |
Matching Hypothesis
Which support matches your needs How you match needs as an observer-ask
Source of support |
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Why are social support so important |
We cope more effectively We feel less stressed We are less likely to become depressed or mentally ill |
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Relaxation training |
Stress response-fight or flight Sympathetic NS
Relaxation Parasympathetic response Rest and digest |
