Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Stressor, Immunosuppression, Bronchitis

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

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Definition(s) of stress stress can be defined/viewed in 3 ways. Stimulus defined in terms of the things causing it (stressors) I have so much stress in my life, my car died, i have 4 exams in 2 days, and i lost my job! . Response defined as a reaction that may include cognitive, physical, or behavioural aspects. I can"t concentrate, my neck is tense, and i"ve been flying off the handle all week! . Interaction (or transaction) between person and situation: person makes cognitive appraisals, and has. Physiological/behavioural responses, in reaction to environmental demands (stressors: specifically, feel stress when we perceive demands as being greater than our available abilities or resources to cope with them greater the imbalance greater the stress. Happens repeatedly (wears you down exhaustion) Was it a positive or a negative event: initially, stress was defined as anything requiring a person to adapt (good or bad, now, define stress in terms of negative only.