EFFECTS OF STRESS LEARNING GOALS OBJECTIVES DEFINE STRESSOR
EFFECTS OF STRESS
LEARNING GOALS OBJECTIVES • DEFINE STRESSOR AND STRESS REACTION, AND EXPLAIN THE FOCUS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY • EXPLAIN THE PHYSICAL REACTION TO STRESSORS • LIST THE THREE TYPES OF STRESSORS, AND CATEGORIZE ESSENTIAL QUESTION • WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PERSON WITH A TYPE A PERSONALITY AND A PERSON WITH A TYPE B PERSONALITY?
DO NOW • WHAT ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE CAUSE YOU THE MOST STRESS? WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FEEL OVERLY STRESSED AND NEED TO RELAX?
STRESS • PROCESS BY WHICH WE PERCEIVE AND RESPOND TO CERTAIN EVENTS, CALLED STRESSORS, THAT WE APPRAISE AS THREATENING OR CHALLENGING. • HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY • SUBFIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT FOCUSES ON HOW STRESS AFFECTS WELL-BEING AND HEALTH. • ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON YOUR DO NOW • HOW ARE STRESS AND ILLNESS RELATED? • HOW DO OUR PERCEPTIONS OF STRESS AFFECT OUR HEALTH? • CAN WE CONTROL OUR REACTIONS TO STRESS? • WHAT BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES HELP PREVENT HEALTH PROBLEMS?
STRESSFUL • GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME • HANS SELYE’S CONCEPT OF THE BODY’S ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO STRESS IN THREE STAGES—ALARM, RESISTANCE, AND EXHAUSTION. • BURNOUT • PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL EXHAUSTION BROUGHT ON BY PERSISTENT JOB-RELATED STRESS. • RESULTING IN: • DEPRESSION • DECREASED PERFORMANCE OR PRODUCTIVITY • CYNICISM
PERSONALITY TYPES • TYPE A: • TERM FOR COMPETITIVE, HARDDRIVING, IMPATIENT, VERBALLY AGGRESSIVE, AND ANGER-PRONE PEOPLE. • TYPE B: • TERM FOR EASYGOING, RELAXED PEOPLE
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