4- Stress and Sociocultural Factors

Question 1

What does SES depend on ?

Answer 1

income, level of education, etc

Question 2

What is subjective SES

Answer 2

not only how much you make but also status and social support network

Question 3

What is more important, objective or subjective SES ?

Answer 3

subjective- might be well off but we compare ourselves to peers
perceived SES predicted lower levels of burnout

Question 4

How does SES relate to ethnicity?

Answer 4

Minorities that are disadvantaged tend to have lower SES
- African Americans have more hypertension risk
however, Latinos don’t
may have to do with level of discrimination

Question 5

how does SES relate to perceived control ?

Answer 5

low feelings of control at work correlated to stress

Question 6

what are the four ways culture influences stress response ?

Answer 6

1- types of stressors
2- appraisal of stressors
3- choice of coping strategies
4- institutional mechanisms of coping w stress

Question 7

in the O’Kearney study that compared attitudes in PTSD between independent and interdependent cultures, what did they find ?

Answer 7

in the independent group, big difference between no and high PTSD when it comes to mental defeat

in interdependent group, low level
because more social support