PSYC 1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
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Stress: physical and psychological reactions to demanding or threatening. Stressors: specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person internal or external stressors or threaten the person"s well-being. The 3 phases of the general adaptation syndrome: hay selye. People react to threats in three stages: alarm: fight-or-flight response; body energized, resistance: body adjusts to cope with the threat, exhaustion: energy depleted; body gives up . Still influential, but modern research suggests that cognitive appraisal is. Immune system response lowered important too cells: can be measured by counting the number of lymphocytes (white blood, affects likelihood of contracting cold /flu viruses, may affect cancer likelihood as well, but this link is more controversial. Pretty rate- 8: burnout- a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long term involvement in an emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered performance and motivation. More common in people who approach stressful jobs with a strong.
