Behavioural and emotional responses to stress Flashcards
What happens when stress occurs
Primary appraisal: threat or not
Secondary appraisal: what to do
Then action: can we do it?
Why is stress important?
Because stress increases the risk of disease
Because stress reduces wound healing
Because stress reduces immune response
Because stress increases the perception of pain
Because some symptoms are innately stressful
Because the hospital can make you mentally ill
How are stress and cardiovascular disease related to each other
Stress is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
What can cause stress and mental illness
Treatment for some types of cardiac pathology
i.e dysrhythmias and ICDs
What is an ICD
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
How do patients reduce their stress in hospital
More control
When does stress become diagnosed as mental illness
Severity
Autonomy
Duration
Impact on functioning
