Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Asthma, Pessimism, Rheumatism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Transactional model of stress lazarus: cognitive appraisals, physiological responses, and behavioral tendencies in response to a perceived imbalance between, stressors potentially threatening events. Controllable versus uncontrollable situational demands and the ability to cope with them. Stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination. Health psychology: psychological and behavioral factors that influence prevention and treatment of illness, maintaining mental health behavioral medicine, health enhancing behaviors. Death: cancer and heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, lung disease. Make plans to deal with stress, refrain from activities until health condition, males 18% asthma in females stress is reduced, advice from others: pessimism: low self esteem, less hardiness, external locus, hopelessness, anxiety. Ignore the source of stress, give up on goals blocked by stress, emotion-releasing activities instead of coping with the stressful problem. Minimize risk factors of stress and illness: diet, exercise, control substance abuse, no smoking, blood pressure, stress management. Stress management: behavioral strategies to reduce stress and improve coping.