PSYC 2000 Chapter : Stress
Document Summary
The physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral response to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging. Any life event that requires people to change, adapt, or adjust lifestyles results in stress. Scale measures the amount of stress in a person"s life based on their total life change units . Certain scores (300 or above) associate with risk of illnesses or accidents. Stress and the workplace causes an increase in injuries due to distraction and less caution: college undergraduate stress scale. Lazarus and folkman (1984): hassles scale (rate each item from 0-3 on hassle level) Cause short term illness such as headaches, colds, backaches, etc. 3-5 year olds: being teased but 16-22 year olds: trouble at work or school. Elderly people more affected by going shopping, appointments, and bad weather. Stress and health: frustration: when people are blocked or prevented from achieving a desired goal or fulfilling a perceived need.
