PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Cope, Neuropsychology, Brenda Milner
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Stress: response to situations that involve demands, constraints, or opportunities (even big positive things that bring about change can cause stress). Frustration: when attainment of a goal is blocked. Conflict: when you have to choose between goals. Anxiety: it"s a narrower construct than stress; more negative than stress. It"s an emotional state, marked by worry, apprehension and tension. State: this is when anxiety is an emotional reaction that varies from one situation to another. Trait: this is when anxiety is a personality characteristic, associated with a general tendency towards being anxious across different situations. To distinguish the 2, they made a state-trait anxiety inventory, with 2 scales (one for trait, and another for state). Some sample items include: i am tense (state) and i make decisions easily (trait). Problem-focused coping: change the situation that is causing stress; active methods of coping (you"re really trying to do something)
