PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Combat Stress Reaction, Operant Conditioning, Job Performance
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Chapter 6 - disorders of trauma and stress. Stress response person"s reactions to the demands. Influenced by how we judge both the event and our capacity to react to the event effectively. People who sense that they have the ability and resources to cope are more likely to take stressors in stride and. When we view a stressor as threatening, the natural reaction is arousal and fear. Stress reactions, and the fear they produce, are often at play in psychological disorders. The dsm-5 lists these as trauma and stressor-related disorders . These disorders are listed in the dsm-5 under psychological factors affecting medical condition . The features of arousal and fear are set in motion by the hypothalamus. Two important systems are activated: autonomic nervous system (ans) - the network of nerve fibers that connect the central nervous system to all the other organs of the body. A network of glands throughout the body that release hormones.
