Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Endangerment, Educational Psychology, Protective Factor

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Catastrophic events often occur unexpectedly and affect large numbers of people. The stress response: four aspects of the appraisal process according to lazurus: Chapter 15 notes: appraisal of demands of the situation (primary appraisal, appraisal of the resources available to cope with it (secondary appraisal) Chronic stress and the gas: selye described a physiological response pattern to strong and prolonged stressors that he called the general adaptation syndrome (gas, the gas consists of three phases: alarm reaction, resistance and exhaustion. Chapter 15 notes: eventually, remaining bodily resources are no longer sufficient and the stage of resistance comes to an end. Stress and psychological well-being: effects of stress on psychological well-being are clearest and most dramatic among people who have experienced catastrophic life events, some stressors are so traumatic that they can have a strong and long-lasting psychological impact. Post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd): post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) represents what can happen to victims of extreme stress and trauma.