HLTH 220 Chapter Notes -Psychoneuroimmunology, Common Cold, Sexually Transmitted Infection
11 Oct 2013
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Textbook: lifespan development: a topical approach 2nd edition. Primary appraisal the individual"s assessment of an event to determine whether its implications are positive, negative or neutral. An assessment of whether the coping abilities and resources on hand are adequate. Stress varies with the person"s appraisal and that appraisal varies with the person"s temperament and circumstances. Hormones are constantly secreted; the heart, blood vessels, and other body tissues may deteriorate. Some schools" reading programs have become so intense that some children are simply burning out. Experience of failure and of competitive pressure to be at the top of the class is hitting children at younger ages than before. Some educational experts fear that the social and emotional development of children taking a back seat to literacy education, and that the pressure, the testing, the accelerated programs, and the time spent in school. Adolescent go to bed earlier, leaving them sleep-deprived. Sleep-deprived teens have lower grades and greater risk for auto accidents.
