PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Sympathetic Nervous System, Adrenal Medulla, Cortisol
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Stress: state brought on by any situation that threatens or appears to threaten a person"s sense of well being, thus challenging the individuals ability to cope. Acute stressor: a stressful situation or circumstance that happens in the short term and has a definite endpoint. Chronic stressor: stressful situation or circumstance that is more long term and often lacks a definite endpoint. Frustration: an emotion people experience when thwarted in pursuit of a goal. Pressure: an expectation or demand that someone act in a certain way. Approach-approach: conflict that occurs when a person must choose between two equally desirable options. Avoidance-avoidance: conflict that occurs when a person much choose between two equally undesirable options. Approach-avoidance: conflict that occurs when any available choice has both desirable and undesirable qualities. Data suggests that the accumulation of daily stressors often leads to increased health risks. Life changes: shifts in life circumstances that require adjustments of some kind.
