Stess 1

Question 1

suggested this non-specific (bodily) response and called it the General Adaptation Syndrome (G.A.S) (ALARM -stress response - systems activated RESISTANCE - body copes with stress EXHAUSTION - Stress RELATED ILLNESSES MAY DEVELOP

Answer 1

Selye (1956)

Question 2

thought that these stress- related illnesses came as a result of the body depleting its hormone reserves. It is now recognized that it is the hormones themselves which lead to these illnesses. When they are present in such high levels for long periods of time they cab have a detrimental effect on the body.

Answer 2

Selye

Question 3

(long study) Study of immunosuppresson in medical students
Aim to investigate whether the stress of important examinations has an effect on the functioning on the immune system
Conclusion - Examination stress reduces immune function, potentially leaving the individual vulnerable to illness and infections
Immune function is also affected by psychological variables such as the stres of life events and feeling of loneliness
May make individuals more vulnerable to short-term stresses e.g. exams

Answer 3

Kiecolt-Glaser et al (1984)

Question 4

Tested the impact of interpersonal conflict on wound healing. She found that blister wounds on the arms of married couple healed more slowly after conflict than after supportive discussionss

Answer 4

Kiecolt-Glaser (2005)

Question 5

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale, measures stRess by life changes- (men and women rated psychological impact that life events had; e.g. death of a spouse same highest so had a score of 100)

Answer 5

Holmes and Rahe

Question 6

Reported a near perfect negative correlation of -o.98 between the production of big iron in the USA and the birth rate in Britain for the years 1875-1920

Answer 6

Shedecor (1956)

Question 7

Life changes as a source of stress American sailors

Answer 7

Rehe et al (1970)

Question 8

Life changes as a source of stress- married couples completed daily checklists of events over a three month periods

Answer 8

Stone et al (1987)

Question 9

found that participants filled in a life event scale for the last year and repeated it evey month there was a lot of repeated it every month there was a lot of difference each time they completed it

Answer 9

Raphael (et al) (1991)

Question 10

“Any idiot can handle a crisis - it is this day to say living that wears you out”

Answer 10

Anton Chekhov