Health Psychology L2 Flashcards
What is an example of stress in terms of a stimulus
Exams, divorces, life events
What is stress as a response
How we deal with it as a physiological response
What is the 4 component of stress
Components that contribute to the severity of stress.
- Intensity
- Duration
- Predictability
- Chronicity (is it reoccuring)
What is the cognitive component of Stress
- Appraisal of the demands of the situation
- Appraisal of the resources available to cope with it
- Appraisal of the consequences of the situation
- Negative thoughts
What is the physiological response
Activation of Sympathetic (fight)
What are the four coping strategies
Problem Focuses
Avoidance
Emotional Focused
Social Support
Explain Problem focused coping strategies
- Problem-solving
- Placing a new spin on the situation
- Finding meaning
Explain avoidance coping strategies
- active distraction (going to the gym)
- Cognitive Distraction (watching a movie)
- Denial/Emotional containment (bottling up)
- Humour (making light)
- Drug Use
Explain emotional focused coping strategies
- Emotional expression (crying)
- Other blame
- Self blame
- Rumination (over thinking)
- Wishful thinking
- Passive Resignation
What is Social Support coping methods
- Appraisal Support (go for advice)
- Belonging Support (presence of someone else)
- Tangible support (mom cooks meal for you)
Types of therapy
CBT - Cognitive Behavioural therapy
ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
DBT - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Pharmacotherapy
What impact does stress have on our health
Psychological wellbeing - lead to mental health issues like anxiety and depression
Physical well-being - physical health outcomes such as coronary artery disease
Immune system. Stress has been associated with increased susceptibility to illness line respiratory infections
What is one way to measure stress
Holmes and rate stress scale where different life stressors are given numbers
