PSYC 1030H Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Defence Mechanisms, Positive Illusions, Physical Fitness
15 Mar 2017
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Prior to the 20th century, the principal threats to health were contagious diseases caused by infectious age(cid:374)ts (cid:894)diseases su(cid:272)h as s(cid:373)all po(cid:454), (cid:455)ello(cid:449) fe(cid:448)er, (cid:373)alaria (cid:895). Stress: any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one"s well-being and that thereby tax one"s coping abilities. It may be because of the cumulative nature of stress. Stress adds up, routine stresses at home, school, and at work might be fairly benign on their own yet collectively they could create great strain: primary appraisal: is an initial evaluation of whether an event is: Irrelevant to you: relevant but not threatening or, stressful. Stress appraisal measure developed by the university of toronto"s edward peacock and. Trent"s paul wong can be used to assess individual differences in such appraisals. Pressure: involves expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way: weiten has devised a scale to measure pressure as a form of life stress.
