Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Endangerment, Dieting, Type A And Type B Personality Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Stressors: specific kinds of eliciting stimuli, can be physical or psychological. Indicate when an event occurred, whether it was positive or negative, major, or minor. The stress response: we respond to situation as we perceive them, the beginning of stress response is our appraisal of the situation, 1. Appraisal of the demands of the situation (primary: 2. Appraisal of resources available to cope with it (secondary: 3. Judgements of what the consequences of the situation could be: 4. Length depends on severity of the stress, general health, available support, suppression of immune system and changes in blood sugar level cannot continue indefinitely without exhausting the body. If stressor is intense and persists for too long the body may reach exhaustion: body"s resources are dangerously depleted, entering exhaustion depends on severity of stress, ability to cope with stress, and general health. Increased vulnerability to disease, collapse and death: the more severe the stress the sooner the body reaches exhaustion.