Stress, anxiety and health Flashcards
Who discovered the general adaptation syndrome?
Hans Selye
What is the general adaptation syndrome?
General model of physiological response to stress over time .
stated that the more stressors, the less able to cope AND stress is a major cause of disease
What is the effect of stress on the immune system? COHEN
the greater the stress, the more immunosuppressed
What are some of the physiological reactions to stress?
Cognitive impairment, anger, depression, anxiety.
What is post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
a natural emotional reaction to a deeply shocking and disturbing experience .
e-live event, emotional blunting, trying to avoid traumatic memories, survivor guilt
What happened after pipa alpha disaster in 1998?
21% of survivors had PTSD
What are the characteristics of type A behaviour?
thinking of or doing two things at once
scheduling more and more activities into less and less time
hurrying the speech of others
becoming unduly irritated when waiting in line or in slow moving traffic
having difficulty sitting and doing nothing
playing nearly every game to win, even when playing with children
Holme’s and Rahe’s ‘social readjustment scale’
death of spouse = most impact
Protheroe et al
breast cancer linked to a stressful life
Cooper and Faragher
link between one major life event and malignancy
Ornish lifestyle programme
Solution to type A behaviour
Lazarus and Folkman
believe that stress is not a response to a stressor but one’s resources and ability to cope control their stress, therefore stress CAN be controlled
Hassles are relatively minor daily experiences which are potentially threatening or harmful eg. finding courses too demanding, too many things to do at once
Uplifts are positive events and necessary for wellbeing
intolerance of uncertainty
“what if?” drives worry. Overestimate risk and negative consequences
