PSYC 1004 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Social Comparison Theory, Cognitive Restructuring, Tl;Dr
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Engagement: burnout: syndrome of overwhelming exhaustions, physical fatigue, and cognitive weariness. General adaptation syndrome (gas): three phase pattern in response to a chronic stressor. Bodily response general rather than a specific adaptation effort: discovered by hans selye, discovered that different stressors trigger essentially the same systematic response, under chronically stressful conditions can lead to heart disease, athsma, gastric ulcers, arthritis etc. Three phases of respose to gas: alarm phase, first stage during which body resources are mobilized to cope with the stressor, general arousal caused by: Immune system remains in high gear and wbc count increases to fight off infection: resistance during this stage applies only to original stressor. If not then illness/death may ensue: general arousal of stage 1 reappears, powerful parasympathetic response opposes arousal. Locus of control : a relatively stable pattern of behavior that characterizes individual expectations about the ability to influence the outcomes in life.
