PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Coronary Circulation, Boogie 2Nite
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Acute stressor a stressful situation or circumstance that happens in the short term and has a definite endpoint (ex. having a near miss in heavy traffic) Chronic stressor a stressful situation or circumference that is more long term and often lacks a definite endpoint (ex. dealing with a high pressure job or being unemployed) Stress is derived from how we appraise the situation from the situation itself - how we cope in a situation determines how much stress we experience. Our perception of threat triggers the emotional state we connect to stress. Ways of experiencing stress: four kinds of stress experience: frustration, pressure, conflict, and danger, frustration an emotion people experience when thwarted in a pursuit of a goal. Trying to achieve something and having a barrier to your progress - generates stress: pressure an expectation or demand that someone act in a certain way.
