PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Eustress, Starvation, Cortisol

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1002
• Professor: Chris Motz

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Chapter 14 - feb 14, 15, 16 - lectures 10, 11, 12. Theories & models of stress: the stress response. What is (cid:862)health(cid:863)? (cid:862)a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or i(cid:374)fir(cid:373)ity. (cid:863) (cid:894)w. h. o. , 194(cid:1012)(cid:895) Developing our understanding of psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they do get ill. Etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction. The improvement of the health care system and the formulation of health policy. Stress is a subjective feeling produced by events perceived as uncontrollable and threatening (stressors) Stressors: events that lead to stress and have several common attributes. Stress is a response to the perceived demands of the situation. Stress can have a positive or negative effect on the individual. Ca(cid:374) (cid:271)e positi(cid:448)e (cid:894)(cid:862)eustress(cid:863)(cid:895) (cid:449)he(cid:374) it helps perfor(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Ca(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:374)egati(cid:448)e (cid:894)(cid:862)distress(cid:863)(cid:895) (cid:449)he(cid:374) it (cid:272)auses upset or ill(cid:374)ess.