PSY 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Coronary Artery Disease, Meyer Friedman, Sympathetic Nervous System

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

Stress: the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events called stressors that we appraise as threatening or challenging. Stress usually happen less from events and more from how we appraise them: if a person in a house alone, ignores it"s creaking sounds will experience no stress. Momentary stress can mobilize the immune system and fend of infecions and heal wounds. Allow us to conquer problems (championship athletes, successful entertainers . ) Having conquered something, some people come with stronger self-esteem and deepened spirituality and sense of purpose. Extreme or prolonged stress can harm us leads to: chronic disease, elevated rates of circulator, digesive respiratory and infecious diseases. Emoional and physical health impacted can be signiicant. Two-thirds of americans having trouble sleeping or concentraing ater 9/11. Those who leave the country experience stress twofold; family separaion and adjusing to new culture"s. Studies indicated that young adults had experienced the most stress.