Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Aversion Therapy, Protective Factor, Transtheoretical Model

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1020E
• Professor: Kim Verwaayen

Document Summary

Viewed as a response: has cognitive, psychological and behavioural components (link stress with emotion) Stress combines the stimulus and response de nitions to a more inclusive model; viewed as a person- situated interaction (transaction) Stressors: eliciting stimuli or events that place strong demands on us. Major negative events: victim of major crime/abuse, loss of loved one, academic failure. All three of these events have impact on psychological and physical well-being. Stress = negative life changes (by modern researchers) Stress: a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding situations. Stress responce: primary appraisal, appraisal of the demand of the situation, how bad do you need the job. 2. secondary appraisal: appraisal of resources available to cope with it, knowledge, abilities, verbal skills and social resources. 3. judgments: of what the consequences could be, increases stress, appraisal of the personal meaning, what outcome might imply to us, basic beliefs about yourself or the world.