Asd, Ptsd, Adjustment

Question 1

Definition of stress

Answer 1

Circumstances tht is disturbing, affect physiological and psychological fx

Question 2

Selye’s GAS

Answer 2

1. Alarm (hormone release, physiological resp)
2. Resistence (parasympathetic, try to resist and adjust)
3. Exhaustion (body fuel depleted; depress, anxiety)

Question 3

3 component to respond to stress

Answer 3

1. Emotional respond and somatic changes
2. Psychological resp
3. Ways of coping (adaptive vs maladaptive)

Question 4

Identity stress

Answer 4

• emotional
• physical
• cognitive
• behaviour

Question 5

Stress mx

Answer 5

1. Cbt (awareness, educate abt stress can influence emotional n negative resp, stress mx skill)
2. Stress mx training
   - self observation diary
   - cognitive reconstruction (- to +)
   - behavioral therapy: relaxation, biofeedback, hypnosis
   - time mx
   - prob solving

Question 6

PTSD

Answer 6

A) exposure (direct experience, witness, learning, repeats exposure
B) intrusive (distress memories, dream, psychological & physiological response)
C) avoidance (memory, ext cues)
D) alteration in cognition & mood (forget some aspect of event, blame, negative, deny positive, detachment,
E) Arousable (sleep prob, startle, irritable, hyper vigilant, self destructive activity)

Question 7

Adjustment d/o

Answer 7

Emotional and behavior dev w/i 3 mo
Clinically sign (out of proportion+impairment)
Once the stressor terminated, sx not persist for more than 6 mo