PSYC 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Blood Transfusion, Hiv, Nicotine Patch
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Stress, coping, health: definitions of stress, stress can be defined/viewed in 3 ways: as a stimulus, defined in terms of the things causing it (stressors, i have so much stress in my life. My car died, i have 4 exams in 2 days, and i lost my job! as a response: defined as a reaction that may include cognitive, physical, or behavioral aspects, i"m so stressed out. I can"t concentrate, my neck is tense, and. I"ve been flying off the handle all week! as an interaction (or transaction) between the person and the situation: person makes cognitive appraisals, and has. Physiological/behavioral responses, in reaction to environmental demands (stressors: specifically, feel stress when we perceive demands as being greater than our available abilities or resources to cope with them, greater the imbalance greater the stress, stressors, stressor: Stressors differ not only in terms of intensity or severity (as on prev. slide).
