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why study stress?
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*75-90% of all doctor visits are for stress-related ailments
*Linked to the 6 leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrohosis and suicide |
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what happens when someone is under stress?
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likely to feel tense, irritable, unable to concentrate, complete tasks about to do automatically
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stress?
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process involving perception and response to event judged to be difficult or threatening
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risk factor for developing disease
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consequences of stress?
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illness, depression, anxiety OR serenity, calm
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diff. b/w anxious ppl and non anxious people?
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perceive events as dangerous or painful or don't have resources to cope vs. those who view them as challenges (may be difficult but can be overcome).
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three questions for secondary appraisal?
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How dangerous is this?
How difficult is this? What resources do I have? |
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primary appraisal?
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encounter an event and appraise it in terms of its effect on well-being "is this a positive thing?"
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secondary appraisal?
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have evaluated event, now evaluate one’s ability to control, cope with event –”What can I do about it”
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reappraisal?
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reappraise when new info comes available
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stimulus vs. response views on stress?
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environmental conditions that cause ppl to experience stress VS. physical aspects (doesn't account for physiological conditions or perception and interpretations aka psychological aspects unique to humans)
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vulnerability
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lack resources in a situation of some personal importance
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importance of a situation comes from what factors?
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psychological
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types of resources to deal with stress?
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psychological or physical
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coping
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strategies one uses to manage problems
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coping strategies:
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health and energy; positive belief; problem solving skills; material resources (money); social skills; social support
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what are the primary features of coping
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Process – constantly changing based upon our evaluations
Not automatic – learned behavior Effortful – though may not be aware of coping response Strive to manage situation – *not control* |
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2 major categories of measuring stress?
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*Physiological measures – objective, looking at biological, physiological responses to emotion
*Self-report – subjective, looks at daily stressors, life events, how distressing it was to the person, their response |
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what does the GSR measure?
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measures electodemal response (electro=electric, dermal=skin), measures electrical resistance of skin – highly sensitive to emotional arousal, changes in SNS – part of lie detector tests (also heart rate, Blood pressure
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advantages and disadvantages to the GSR?
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direct, quantifiable, reliable BUT mechanical, not widely used, malfunctions, baseline
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how can stress be good?
what measures how someone reacts under stress? the optimal level of stress graph is shaped like what? |
can serve as a motivator ... performance measures ... upside-down U
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