Different stress-models

Question 1

Stress vs mental and physical health

Answer 1

Focus on the environmental demands, that leads to an appraisal of the stress
If perceived as stress, it can lead to negative emotions, poor health behaviors
That leads to risk of health threats, physical and mental
- Same or similar event in the future can lead to the same response
- Individual differences, what is important?
Being late to class

Question 2

Demand-control-support model

Answer 2

• High and low levels of demand and control(perceived control), strong or weak support
  High levels of demand, low levels of control and weak support could lead to dangerous work
• Focus on work aspect
• High demand not always a bad thing
• 3 environmental dimensions
• No individual differences

Question 3

Stress and vulnerability model

Answer 3

• Focus on the interaction between stress and vulnerability
• Its sensitive to time
• Its additive, builds up
• The threshold is higher up at first but gets lower with time
• One side of no symptoms, another with
• Y-axe stressful events or demands
• X-axe vulnerability, indivudal differences to how one react

Question 4

What is the Lazarus transactional model of stress?

Answer 4

Its about the individuals ability to perceive and cope with stress
- Appraisal of stress
- Perceived control and show the influence of psychological factors when dealing with stress
- Problem-focused coping
- A change of thinking and emotion to the situation

Question 5

Spielmans 3P model

Answer 5

• Focus on insomnia - Mountain
• 3 different aspects
  Predisposing factors to develop insomnia
  Genes, DNA, thoughts, attitudes
  Precipitating factors - A baby, death, sudden increase in demands
• Perpetuating factors - Maintians the insomnia such as meds, use of phone before sleep, naps

Question 6

What does these stress models explain?

Answer 6

Differences in breaking points and robustness among people
-Why some endure pressure while some dont