WK 13 L1 Health, stress and coping

Question 1

health psychology

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application of psychology to the promotion of physical health and prevention and treatment of illness

Question 2

Stress

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unpleasant state of arousal that arises when we perceive that the demands of an event threaten our ability to cope effectively

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subjective appraisal of the situation determines

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how well will experience stress and what coping strategies we will use

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Good stress/eustress- Selye

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improves functioning, motivation and performance, can enhance creative potential and improve adaptive responses

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Unhealthy stress

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prolonged sense of unease or heightened mental and physical agitation

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Stressor

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anything that causes stress

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PTSD

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a person experiences enduring physical and psychological symptoms, often after an extremely stressful event

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Mirco-stressors

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most common form of stress that arises from the daily hassles that irritate us

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links between stress and illness

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stress breaks down our immune system

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general adaptation syndrome

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process your body goes through when it is exposed to positive or negative stress

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3 stage response to stress

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alarm, resistance and exhaustion

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What stress does to the heart?

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type a behaviour is a risk for coronary heart disease

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Type A behaviour pattern

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extreme behaviours of competitive achievement, urgency, hostility, aggression

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why are hostility and CND linked

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cardio system overworked, hostile people less health conscious

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Psychocardiology

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research that attempts to merge heart and mind

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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subfield of psych that examines the links among psychological factors, the brain and nervous system and immune system

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Depressive explanatory style- abramson (1989)

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depression is a state of hopelessness brought on by the negative self-attributions people made for failure

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Seligman (1975)

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depression results from learned helplessness- initial response ineffective, so stop trying

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depressive explanatory style

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a habitual tendency to attribute negative events to causes that are stable, global and internal

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Self-efficacy- Albert bandura

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the expectation that our behaviours can produce satisfying outcomes- a feeling of competence

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dispositional optimism

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optimism- generalised tendency to expect positive outcomes

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how can optimism promote positive health outcomes

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Biological- blood samples show optimists exhibit stronger immune responses to stress, Behavioural- explanatory style

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Problem focused-coping

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more likely in men- dealing with essential tasks- better to confront and control than to avoid

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Emotion focused-coping

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more common in women- positive emotions= broaden and build- shut down and suppress negative emotions

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two aspects to opening up

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acknowledge and understand one’s emotional reactions to vent, comfortable expressing inner feelings to self and others

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Prochaska and diclemente- spiral model

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contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, or spiralling back down

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models of health behaviour change

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individual, external an desire for change encompass behaviour change

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Self focus

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being in a bad mood triggers this- women brood and men act out

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Proactive coping

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prevention and minimisation

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Subjective well-being

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one’s happiness or life satisfaction

Question 31

what predicts happiness

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social reels, employment status and physical health

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Keeping physically healthy

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exercise, eat well, enough rest, spend time with those whose company you enjoy

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Keeping healthy psychological

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posture, relaxation, mindfulness, self-compassion, religion and spirituality