PSYCH 4800 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Autonomic Nervous System, Classical Conditioning, Occupational Stress
6 Mar 2018
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In addition to fight-or-flight, humans respond to stress w/ social affiliation/nurturant behavior: may depend on underlying biological mechanisms (oxytocin, theory supported by women who respond to stress by turning to others. Routes by which stress may produce disease: direct physiological effects, elevated lipids, bp, hormonal activity, decreased immunity, health habit efforts. Increased smoking, alcohol use, drug use: decreased nutrition, sleep, health behavior effects. Increased delay in seeking care: decreased compliance, likelihood of seeking care, obscured symptom profile. Individual differences in stress reactivity: people differ in reactivity, reactivity degree of change, autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrine response. Ind. differences not taken into account: both pos/neg events and events chosen (marriage, events tap into ongoing life strain, some people report more stress, time btwn stress/illness. Stress in the workplace: studies of occupational stress. Stress in the workplace: lack of control over one"s work life, demand-control-support model high demands/low control, combined with little social support at work, unemployment.
