Chapter 12: stress, coping, health

Question 1

tramatic event

Answer 1

a stressor thats so servere it can produce long term psychological or health consequences

Question 2

stressor as a stimulus approach

Answer 2

focuses on identifying different types of stressful events

Question 3

stress as a transaction

Answer 3

examine how people interpret and cope with stressful events

Question 4

how did richard lazarus describe how we interact with a stressful event

Answer 4

we initially engage in primary appraisal (decide weather the event is harmful or not) before making a secondary appraisal ( how well we cope with it)

Question 5

stress as a responce

Answer 5

asses peoples psychological and physical reactions to stressful situations

Question 6

corticosteriods

Answer 6

stress hormones

Question 7

what are the 2 scales that measure stress

Answer 7

Social Readjustment Rating Scale
Hassles scale

Question 8

Social Readjustment Rating Scale

Answer 8

developed by david holmes and his colleagues
- based on 43 life events ranked in terms of their stressfulness as rated by participants