PSYC 3140 Chapter 6-7: PSYC 3140 Lecture 4 - Jan 26.docx
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Stress coping and the anxiety response: state of stress has 2 components (individual"s psychological response to the demands, stressor external event that creates demands (psychologically and physiologically, stress response person"s reactions to the demands. Dsm-5 lists these as trauma and stressor related disorders. Exposure to a traumatic event actual or threatened death, etc. Recurrent involuntary, and distressing memories, recurrent distressing dreams, dissociative reactions (flashbacks), significant distress at exposure to cues of the event(s), marked physical reactions to reminders of the events. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the events. Negative changes in cognitions and moods such as the inability to remember important aspects of the events, exaggerated negative beliefs about oneself, or persistent negative emotions. Marked changes in arousal and reactivity such as hyper-vigilance, extreme startle response, or sleep disturbances. Significant distress or impairment with symptoms lasting more than 1 mth: stress and physical (psychophysiological) disorders listen in the dsm-5 under psychological factors affecting medical condition.
