01:830:338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Parasympathetic Nervous System, Biofeedback, Adult Development
28 May 2016
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Coping: all things you might think, feel, and do in response to stressful events. A technique designed to regulate physiological responses associated with specific disorders (e. g stress) Coping flexibility: ability to use variety of coping skills, depending on situation. Goodness of fit: ability to match the appropriate skill with situation at hand. Proactive coping: ways people cope in advance to prepare or mute impact of future stressful event. Religious coping: reliance on religious or spiritual beliefs to reduce stress. Social support: affect, affirmation, and aid received by others. Person"s perception of support strongly related to physical and emotional health. Coping related to sense of control, self-efficacy, and optimism. Positive changes that follow experience of stressful life events. Related to how one appraises and copes with problems. Stress interacts with age to produce lower immune system functioning which leads to higher risk of disease and death. Racial and gender discrimination can be highly stressful.
