Psychology 2035A/B Chapter 3: Chapter 3

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

Document Summary

Psychology 2035 chapter 3: stress and its effects: a stimulus event that presents difficult demands, response of a physiological arousal elicited by a troubling event. Some view stress as neither a stimulus or a response alone, but a stimulus-response transaction. Stress can be defined as any circumstance that threatens or is perceived to threaten one"s (cid:449)ell (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g and (cid:271)urde(cid:374)s o(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)opi(cid:374)g abilities. Stress is associated with traumatic crises (floods, earthquakes, nuclear crisis, etc. ) Major stress can trigger minor stressors (going through a divorce looking for an attorney) Mi(cid:374)or stress (cid:894)routi(cid:374)e(cid:895) (cid:272)a(cid:374) ha(cid:448)e sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t (cid:374)egati(cid:448)e effe(cid:272)t o(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s health: minor stress more related to mental health than major stress. They have a cumulative/additive impact (stress adds up) 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.