PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Shelley E. Taylor, Eustress, Hans Selye

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1002
• Professor: Chris Motz

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Stress, coping & health: what is (cid:498)(ealth(cid:499)? (cid:498)a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (cid:499) (cid:523)w. (. o. , 1(cid:891)4(cid:890)(cid:524) Developing our understanding of psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond when they do get ill: health psychology. Study both postive(things that maintain, influences) and negative sides of health. Health psychologists: health psychologists conduct research examining. Etiology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction. The improvement of the health care system and the formulation of health policy. How to maintain a good health care system. Situation is uncontrollable so you are stressed: e. x. Stress effect: stress can have a positive or negative effect on the individual. Can be positive (cid:523)(cid:498)eustress(cid:499)(cid:524) when it helps performance at optimal(stress vary depending on task) motivational. Can be negative (cid:523)(cid:498)distress(cid:499)(cid:524) when it causes upset or illness stress interferes with: e. x.