PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Peer Pressure, Immune System, Type A And Type B Personality Theory

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Health psychology: concerned with the causes, treatment and precondition of illness. Stress: a disruption in psychological and physiological functioning that occurs when an event is perceived as a threat to our goals and when we cannot cope with the stressor. It"s not so much that a stimulus/stressor is going to cause stress, its how the individual interprets the situation (as a challenge or as a threat) that leads to different kinds of consequences. Stress is always interpreted as a negative thing, but stress can be a good thing because it helps you get things done (when you are under pressure) Occurs when the pursuit of some goal is blocked. Most frustrations are brief and mild e. g. your car breaking down, being stuck in traffic, someone cutting you in line: conflict. Any changes in one"s living circumstances that require readjustment. Holmes & rahe; social readjustment rating scale. Helps to identify people who are at high risk for stress related problems.