PSY 255 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Adobe After Effects, Coronary Artery Disease, Allostatic Load
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Stress: negative emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological, cognitive & behavioral changes that are directed either toward altering the stressful event or accommodating its effects. Primary appraisal: occurs as a person is trying to understand what the event is and what it will mean (for their harm, threat, or challenge. Secondary appraisal: assess whether personal resources are sufficient to meet the demands of the environment (when a person feels their resources will probably not be sufficient enough to overcome the stressor, they may experience a great deal of stress) Person-environment fit: determines stress; results from the process of appraising events (harmful, threatening/challenging), potential resources, and responding to the events. The o lipid little o o befriend: in addition animals/people respond to stress affiliation + nurturant behavior offspring (especially women) illness: stress alters biological how it interacts with existing risks predispositions determine what person will develop.
