STRESS AS A PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL PROCESS STRESS AS A

STRESS AS A PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL PROCESS STRESS AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS

WHAT ARE SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE STRESS?

WHAT ARE SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE STRESS? prior experience with personality characteristics stressors and stress responses coping skills attitudes perception of how much control we have over a motivation level of self-esteem stressful event or general outlook on life situation. (e. g. optimism versus pessimism)

LAZARUS AND FOLKMAN

Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping Transaction between individual and environment Response depends upon individual’s interpretation (appraisal) of the stressor and their ability to cope.

Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping Stress response occurs when there is an imbalance between the appraisal of the demands of the situation and their estimation of ability to meet demands

Stuck in traffic jam • Thinks about how awful the jam is, and how it will ruin her day • Sits and fume, Thumps becomes steering wheel, increasingly agitated swears Feels hot and heart is pounding Stuck in traffic jam • Untimely but no big deal, getting upset won’t make cars move Phones assistant and says she’ll be late Uses time to catch up with sister on the phone • Situation is nota stress for individual • Situation is a stress for individual

Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping Stress is largely ‘in the eye of the beholder’ The situation with which the individual has had a transaction will only lead to stress if they appraise it as unpleasant. It is not necessarily conscious. Subjective and highly personal Also depends on assessment of ability to cope.

STRENGTHS • Accounts for cognitive processes • Emphasises personal nature • Used humans to develop the model • Human is active • Explains variability (appraisals) LIMITATIONS • Difficult to test • Primary and secondary appraisals often occur simultaneously • Sometimes we don't appraise at all • Overlooks physiology

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