PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14.2: Aids, Coronary Artery Disease, Orgasm
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Stress: psychological and physiological reaction that occurs when perceived demands exceed existing resources to meet those demands. Refers to both events (stressor) and experiences in response to both events (stress response) Appraisal: cognitive act of assessing and evaluating the potential threat. Primary appraisal: determining whether there is a threat by asking is this a threat? . Secondary appraisal: determining how to cope with threat. Fight or flight response: set of physiological changes that occur in response to psychological or physical threats. General adaptation syndrome (gas): theory of stress responses involving stages of alarm, resistance and exhaustion. As the stressful event continues, the individual enters the second part of this adaptive response, known as resistance. Resistance is characterized by an individual using his or her physical and mental resources to respond to the stressor in an appropriate way (e. g. , furiously studying for a quiz or running away from predators).
