Psychology 2030A/B Chapter 9: Chapter 9

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: Ian Nicholson

Document Summary

Aids disease of immune directly affected by stress: e. g. of how psych factors may directly influence bio process. Psych and social factors that influence health: evidence suggest the same kind of casual factors active in psych disorders social, psych and bio play a role in some physical disorders. Nature of stress: hans selye: injected rats w/ chemical extract and developed uclcers, daily injections themselves led to ulcers; env. Change had result: cause of this nonspecific reaction was stress, theorized body goes through several stages in response to stress, 1. Exhaustion: called this sequence the general adaption syndrome (gas) idea that chronic stress may inflict permanent bodily damage or contribute to disease has been confirmed and elaborated. Immune system and physical disorders: depending on how sociable you are quantity and quality of social relationship affects whether you come down w/ a cold.