Stress and Illness

Question 1

What is the life change approach to measuring stress?

Answer 1

it bring changes in how an individual lives and requires considerable adaption

Question 2

What is the Social Readjustment Scale?

Answer 2

a way to measure how much stress you have with death of a spouse/family member as the worst cause of stress

Question 3

What is the daily Hassles approach to measuring stress?

Answer 3

minor annoying events which require some degree of adjustments. little events add up to cause stress.

Question 4

What is Lazarus and Folkman’s (1984) concept of cognitive appraisal?

Answer 4

cognitive interpretations that affect the degree to which an individual experiences stress reactions. potential stress can cause stress to some individuals but not to others depending on how you look at it (divorce is stressful because you’re ending a meaningful relationship to some but to others you’re free and happy to be free of the responsibilities of the relationship)