Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Urban Decay, Acculturation, Asthma

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: maxwell

Document Summary

Stress is any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one"s well-being and thereby tax one"s coping abilities. If viewed as stressful, we make a secondary appraisal, or an evaluation of our ability to cope. Primary appraisal is an initial evaluation of whether an event is (1) irrelevant to you, (2) relevant, but not threatening, or (3) stressful. When you view an event as stressful, you are likely to make a secondary appraisal, which is an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with the stress. (based on. Stress can be caused by environmental circumstances such as pollution, excessive noise, crowding, traffic jams, and urban decay. Acute stressors threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear endpoint. Chronic stressors threatening events that have a relatively long duration and no readily apparent time limit.