PSYC 2000 Chapter : Psych Stress And Health
Document Summary
Clinical health psychology- evaluate candidates for gastric surgery, organ transplant, and therapy. Stress- physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging. Distress- the effect of an unpleasant and undesirable stress. Eustress- effect of positive events or the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well being. Catastrophe- unpredictable, large scale event that creates a tremendous need to adapt and adjust as well as overwhelming feelings of threat (katrina/911) Social readjustment scale- measures the amount of stress resulting from major life events in a one year period. College undergraduate stress scale- measures amount of stress from life events in a college student"s life. Hassles- daily annoyances of everyday life and are associated with short term health consequences (headache) Pressure- the psychological appearance produced by urgent demands or expectations for a person"s behavior that come from an outside source.
