LESSON 9 Flashcards
It is the study of psychological or behavioral factors affecting physical health and illnesses.
Health Psychology
2 types of personality
- Type A
- Type B
Time consciousness
Chronic activation
Multiphasia
Type A
Relaxed
Placid
Type B
Is is the physical and mental response to an unacceptable disparity between real or imagined personal experience and
expectations.
Stress
Give the 3 types of stressors
- Catastrophic Events
- Major Life Changes
- Daily Hassels
A catastrophe is sudden, often life
threatening calamity or disaster that
pushes people to the outer limits of
their coping capability.
Catastrophic Events
Significant events or transitions that can
alter a person’s circumstances, routines,
or identity.
Major Life Changes
Regularly occurring experiences that
can harm our well-being
Daily Hassels
● Household hassles
● Health hassles
● Time-pressure hassles
● Inner concern hassles
● Environmental hassles
● Financial responsibility hassles
● Work hassles
● Security hassles
Daily Hassles
What are the 10 life changes connected to life events?
● Death of a spouse
● Beginning college
● Unwanted pregnancy
● Academic failure
● Graduating college
● Prepping for a big test
● Major financial problems
● Academic success
● Change of address
● Going on vacation
Units of Death of spouse
- 94
Units of beginning college
- 84
Units of unwanted pregnancy
- 80
Units of Academic failure
- 77
Units of Graduating college
- 68
Units of Prepping for a big test
- 65
Units of Major financial problems
- 65
Units of Academic success
- 54
Units of Change of address
43
Units of Going on vacation
- 30
Give the 3 types of internal sources of stress
● Frustration
● Conflict
● Presssure
Occurs when a person is blocked in
reaching a goal
Frustration
2 types of frustration
● Personal Frustration
● Environmental Frustration