PSY 805 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Atopic Dermatitis, Panic Disorder, Insular Cortex
13 Oct 2016
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Systems stress theories involve physiology; include fight or flight, general adaptation syndrome, and allostatic load. Fight or flight: created by cannon, said that responses to acute stress in the body (ex. Increase in heart rate, blood pressure) lead to fighting or flighting (fleeing: fight or flight reactions occur when homeostasis (regulation of physiological, some systems slow down (bowel, stomach) while some speed up (heart, processes(cid:524) isn"t met lungs) Yerkes-dodson defined eustress (positive stimuli we react to causing us to gain something) and distress (maladaptive behaviors to negative stimuli); perception consequences of chronic exposure to physiological responses (wear and tear) Life events theory is based entirely on the events that occur in someone"s life doesn"t matter if the change is positive or negative, it can lead to stress based on the. Critical life events theory: created by holmes and rahe, major life events lead to a change in habits which then leads to the negative circumstances (not the threat); it.
