PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Body Mass Index, Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Adrenal Gland
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Increased food intake, decreased physical activity, and increased alcohol consumption contributes to the freshman 15. Problems are magnified by stress: family and social environment, social contagion. The often subtle, unintentional spreading of a behaviour as a result of social interactions. 5 personality traits that affect the way people cope with stress: 1) neuroticism. People high in neuroticism have negative affectivity, which is the tendency to respond to problems with a pattern of anxiety, hostility, anger, guilt, or nervousness: 2) extraversion. People high in extraversion are relatively outgoing and social: 3) agreeableness. Agreeable people want to get along with the people around them. Like extraverts, people who are high on this trait are willing to seek help from others: 4) conscientiousness. People high in this tend to be quite disciplined and focused on what is expected of them. People high on this trait tend to be intellectually curious and aware of their emotions.
