PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Hans Selye, Conscientiousness, Type A And Type B Personality Theory

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Doug Mc Cann

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Duration and a clear endpoint: chronic stressors threatening events that have a relatively long. Duration and no readily apparent time limit: 4 types of stress. Goal is thwarted: frustration in any situation when in which the pursuit of some, conflict when 2 or more incompatible motivations or. Attractive and unattractive aspects: life changes significant alterations in one"s living circumstances that. Require readjustment: pressure involves expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way, responding to stress, positive and negative emotions are emitted by stress, positive emotions play a key role in helping people bounce back from. Stress response, consisting of 3 stages: alarm, resistance, and. Exhaustion: coping active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate demands created by stress, learned helplessness passive behavior produced by exposure to. Unavoidable aversive events: aggression behavior that is intended to hurt someone, verbally or physically, catharsis the release of emotional tension. iv.