Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Junk Food, Token Economy, Explanatory Style

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Stress viewed as: stimulus event that presents difficult demands (ex. divorce, response of physiological arousal by troubling event, stress is neither a stimulus-response transaction. Stress: circumstance that threatens or perceived to threaten one & burdens one"s coping abilities. Stress is associated with traumatic crises (floods, earthquakes, nuculear crisis, etc. : everyday events can be stressful too. Major stress can trigger minor stressors (going through a divorce looking for an attorney) Minor stress (routine) can have significant negative effect on one"s health: minor stress more related to mental health than major stress, they have a cumulative/additive impact (stress adds up) Certain characteristics can buffer stress (ex. optimism) Perceiving a situation as threatening negative emotions (perception makes a difference) Stress lies in the eyes of the beholder. Primary appraisal: initial evaluation on whether the event is irrelevant to you, relevant but not threatening or stressful. View event as stressful secondary appraisal.