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AP Psychology
Stress and Coping
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Health Psychology
• Looks at the relationship between psychological behavior (thoughts, feelings, actions) and physical health
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Stress• Psychological and physiologic reactions to
stressors, situations, events or stimuli that produce uncomfortable feelings or anxiety
• A stressor is a trigger that prompts a stressful reaction
• Stress is a process
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Stressor
• Stimuli such as heat, cold, pain, mild shock, etc. that we perceive as endangering our well-being
• Acute Stressor - response to a terrifying or traumatic event– Examples -- relationship breaking up, starting new school,
separation, divorce, death of spouse, victim of crime, natural disaster
• Chronic Stressor - response to emotional pressure suffered for a prolonged period over which an individual perceives he or she has no control– Examples -- unsafe neighborhood, continuing marital discord,
unemployment, homelessness, ongoing abuse, captivity
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Stressful life events include…
1. Catastrophes – unpredictable, large-scale disasters that threaten us (Ex. Sept 11, 2001)
2. Significant life events – stressful changes in lives (Ex. Death of loved one, marriage, starting college)
3. Daily Hassles – everyday annoyances that together can raise our blood pressure, cause headaches, lower immunity
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Social Readjustment Rating Scale
• Holmes and Rahe• Rates stressful event in our lives• The higher our score on the scale, the greater the
probability you face a major health event within the next year (disease, illness, etc)
• Example…– 100 – death of spouse (highest)– 50 – getting marries– http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
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Conflict
• Occurs when a person is forced to choose between two or more opposing goals or desires
• Approach-approach conflict• Avoidance-avoidance conflict• Approach-avoidance conflict
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Approach-approach conflict
• Occurs when you are forced to choose between two or more desirable alternatives that both lead to positive results
• Example…– You receive letters of acceptance from your top
two colleges / both have academic and social advantages that make them equally attractive
– Which college will you choose to attend?• While stressful, this ultimately leads to a choice
between two desirable options
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Avoidance-avoidance conflict
• Occurs when you are forced to choose between two undesirable alternatives that will both lead to negative results
• Example…– You are rejected by all of the colleges to which
you applied / you must now choose between getting a job or joining the military
– Which option will you choose?• Stressful because both options are undesirable
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Approach-avoidance conflict• Occurs when you are forced to choose an
alternative that will have both desirable and undesirable results
• Example…– You receive a letter of acceptance from your top
college / you want to attend this college, but it is very expensive
– Will you choose this college or one that is less expensive?• Stressful because we experience both good and bad
results regardless of what we decide
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Hans Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome
• Hans Selye (1907-1982)• Physiologist renowned for studies of stress
• Identified three progressive stages of stress that collectively form what is called general adaptation syndrome (ARE a GAS)– The Alarm Stage– The Resistance Stage– The Exhaustion Stage
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Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome
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Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome
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The Alarm Stage
• You confront a stress-producing event• Your body responds to the stressor by
mobilizing internal physical resources• Sympathetic nervous systems– “Fight or Flight”– Example…during the alarm stage, your body
produces adrenaline to bring about the flight-or-flight response
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The Alarm Stage
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The Alarm Stage
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The Resistance Stage
• Coping stage • Although intense arousal of the alarm stage
diminishes, physiological arousal remains higher than normal (Examples…raised temp, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, adrenalin)
• Resources are gradually depleted since the body cannot indefinitely maintain a heightened state of arousal
• This stage can lead to diseases of adaptation, including ulcers and high blood pressure
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The Exhaustion Stage
• Prolonged exposure to the stressor depletes the body’s resources
• Exhaustion leads to physical disorders (toxic stress – Ex…MPD, DID, Schiz) , vulnerability to illness (suppressed immune system) , psychophysiological illness (Ex…hypertension, headaches), depression, ulcers and even death
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Personalities and Health
Type A• High achievers• Competitive• Impatient • Multi-tasker• Walk, talk, ear quickly
• Type A more likely to have a heart attack and physical ailments due to stress! Anger, hostility, cynical
Type B • Relaxed• Calm approach to life
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Coping strategies…
• Def – active efforts to reduce or tolerate perceived levels of stress
• Maladaptive (-) vs. Adaptive (+)
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Maladaptive
• Aggression; indulging ourselves by eating, drinking, smoking, using drugs, spending money or sleeping too much; or using defense mechanisms (unconscious, deceptive reactions – Examples… http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/15-common-defense-mechanisms/ )
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Adaptive
• Aerobic exercise, problem solving, seeking support of friends, accepting the problem
• Relaxation, visualization, meditation and biofeedback can help lessen the effects of stress and boost our immune system
• http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm
• Hardy – the characteristic of someone who reframes obstacles as challenges, and maintains an optimistic view in spite of stressors
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Learned Optimism• can combat stress• idea in positive psychology that a talent for joy, like
any other, can be cultivated• done by consciously challenging any negative self
talk• Opposite of learned helplessness (Martin Seligman)– condition of a human or animal that has learned to
behave helplessly– that clinical depression and related mental illnesses may
result from a perceived absence of control over the outcome of a situation
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Stress Vocab
• http://quizlet.com/1623772/ap-psychology-chapter-13-stress-coping-and-health-flash-cards/
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Stress and Health Crash Course!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KbSRXP0wik