PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter Appendix: Psychological Stress, Health Psychology, Type A And Type B Personality Theory
14 Dec 2015
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Health psychology: the study of physical health and illness by psychologists from various areas of specialization. What causes stress: stressors: anything that causes stress, crises and catastrophes: Natural disasters such as the earthquake in japan and the tsunamis at the indian ocean can cause the survivors to be stressed and traumatized. The intense stress imposed on a population by such a natural catastrophe can also be caused by human beings such as 911 in the u. s. Many reported to have stress symptoms such as recurring thoughts, dreams, and memories, difficulty in falling asleep and concentrating on work and outbursts of anger. Other events such as war, accidents, plane crashes, death, and abuse have similar stress effects. High rates of psychological disorders such as anxiety, phobias, depression, alcohol abuse, and somatic complaints are coming among residents of areas that have been hit by these catastrophic events: major life events:
