MT2.1 Flashcards
Define health psychology
Focused on the psychological factors related to wellness
Define stress
the response to (events)that threaten or CHALLENGE a person
Threaten- Negative connotation
Challenge- Positive connotation
ex. Midterms
Define psychophysiological disorders
(Body tied to mind)
-when more stressed you do not function properly physically
Eustress vs. distress
- Eustress (seen as challenge)
- Distress (Give up, more likely to get sick)
How is stress related to immune system functioning?
keeps us healthy, the more stressed the more likely to get sick
Fight or flight
Fight- is (best) approach, because you are addressing it
Flight- is (not so good) approach, because you ignore it
ex. you have homework due and you fight and acknowledge it you get it done, if you flight it you ignore it and fail a class
General adaptation syndrome (GAS); know significance of each stage.
- Stage 1: Alarm and mobilize;( becoming aware of a stressor/ recognize)( going back to school from vacation)
- stage 2: Resistant stage (making a plan how to adapt & cope)
- stage 3: Exhaustion Stage (negative consequences of prolonged)
- if you do a good job and cope with stage 1 will not go through stage 3
Be able to categorize stressors
- Catastrophes(floods, earthquakes, 6 months traumatized)
- Daily Hassles(traffic, pollution, taking kids to school )
- Major life events (getting married, graduating, having a baby)
Type A personalities
-competitive
-urgent about time (traffic jams)
-Aggressive (harmful-bad/ independent- good)
-driven regarding their work
-Hostile both verbally and non verbally
(extreme rate of heart disease)
Type B personalities
-more cooperative
-far less competitive
-not especially time-oriented
-not usually aggressive, driven, or hostile
(not productive, not high quality of life)
