chapter 14 - stress and health Flashcards
what is the biopsychosocial model?
argues that physical illness are not only caused by biological factors but also psychosocial factors
what is health psychology?
concerned with how psychosocial factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of health and with the causation, prevention and treatment of illness
what are health practices associated with?
longevity
what is stress?
any circumstance that threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well being and that thereby tax one’s coping abilities
what are the three different types of stressors?
microstressors
catastrophic events
major negative events
what is primary appraisal?
demands of the situation
what is secondary appraisal?
resources available to cope
what can false appraisals can lead to?
lead to inappropriate stress response
what is an acute stressor?
threatening evens that have a relatively short deration and clear endpoint
what is a chronic stressor?
threatening events that have a relatively long deration and no clear endpoint
what is frustration?
occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goal is blocked
what is conflict?
occurs when 2 or more incompatible motivations or behavioural impulses compete for expression
what is change?
any noticeable alterations in one’s living circumstances that require readjustment
measured using the social readjustment rating scale
what is pressure?
expectation or demands that one behaves in a certain way
what is pressure to preform?
you are expected to execute tasks successfully and efficiently
what is pressure to conform?
you are expected to meet standards others have set for you
what are the tree stress responses?
emotional
physiological
behavioural
what is the emotional stress response?
annoyance, anger, rage
positive emotions may emerge after the fact
what is the physiological stress response?
fight or flight response
2 brain body pathways
what is the general adaptation syndrome?
a model of the body’s stress response consisting of three phases
what is the alarm phase of the general adaptation syndrome?
activation of sympathetic nervous system
what is the resistance phase of the general adaptation syndrome?
physiological changes stabilize as coping efforts get underway
what is the exhaustion phase of the general adaptation syndrome?
body’s resource may be depleted
what is the behavioural stress response?
learned helplessness
aggression and catharsis
self indulgence
defense mechanisms
constructive coping
what is psychological functioning?
impaired task preformance
burnout
PTSD
psychological problems and disorders
positive effects
what is physical health?
psychosomatic diseases
stress and immune functioning
what are impacts of stress?
social support
belief we can cope
optimism
personality type A and B
conscientiousness
autonomic reactivity
what is PTSD?
anxiety disorder in response to a traumatic event
who develops PTSD?
can occur at any age
10% of canadians during their life span
twice common in women
more common in people with negative childhood experiences
