Section E Flashcards
External causes of stress
Outside of our control
Environmental
Internal Causes of stress
Within our personal control and influence
Factors that contribute to stress
Harassment
Discrimination
Abuse
Bullying
3 examples of previous experiences of stress
Personality
Social
Intellegence
Zubin and Spring
Low vulnerability means more stress and high vulnerability means less stress
Explain general Adaption Syndrome
You are in good health then you are alarmed by stress / depression then you try to resist it then it gets to a point where you are exhausted and can no longer handle it
Psychological conditions arising from stress
Anxiety
Social Isolation
Depression
Suicide Risk
Ways that we respond to stress
Phobias
Panic Anxiety
PTSD
How to cope with stress (positive)
Removal of Causes of Stress
Therapy
social network
Relaxation skills
Negative ways to cope with stress
Isolation
drugs / alcohol
agression