Mental and phycial health

Heath psychology

subfield of psychology that explores the impact of psychological behaviors, and cultural factors on health

Psychoneuroimmunology

thoughts→brain→illness

stress

the process of precieving and/or responding to certain events

eustress

postive and motivating stress

Distress

negative and debilitating stress

appraisal

your perception of an event changes your reactions

perceive a stressor as good or bad

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

abuse or other traumas influence our long term stress responses

catastrophes

are never exciting

large scale disasters

damage to physical and emotional health

Significant life changes

good or bad

life transistions

deaths, moving away, divorces

Daily hassles

aggravating siblings, incessant social media interruptions

good or bad

SRRS

It predicts the likelihood of developing illness based on cumulative stress over the past year.

however there is no individual rankings

they don’t look at the appraisal nor response or coping mechanism

alarm

sympathetic nervous system activated

heart rate rises and blood flows

resistance

Your tempature, blood pressure run high

epinephrine and norprinephrine into blood

exhaustion

valnerability to illness or collapse/death

fight

attack your stressors head on

flight

leave and avoid stressor

freeze

numbness or dread

An inability to move or act, where the body becomes paralyzed by fear, often feeling stuck or mentally blank.

fawn

A response designed to avoid conflict by pleasing, appeasing, or complying with the demands of the threat-inducing person.

FLop

physically collapse or faint

fainting at the sight of blood, complete dissociation, profound apathy, or physical limpness during danger

flock

seek social support

an instinctual survival mechanism where individuals seek safety through social connection, community, or "flocking" together during threats.

tend and befriend

under stress you make look to nurture others or yourself

you also search for bonding

Immune system suppression

reduced immune function due to chronic stress

Stress and hear diesase

chronic stress puts cardiovascular system at risk (hypertension)

hypertension

high blood pressure, blood vessels have persistently elevated pressure

stress and headaches

stress-induced muscle tension resulting in myalgia and stiffness in the neck and back

Problem focused coping

always use- eliminates stressor

effective when you have personal control

emotion focused coping

change your perception of stressor -no change in the stressor itself tho

cannot change stessor

Confrontive coping

(problem focused)

taking aggressive efforts to change the situation to the point of being risky antagonistic

planful problerm solving

(problem focused)

coping through analysis and planning to resolve the situation

escape avoid

(emotion focused)

Attempting to avoid dealing with the problem by shifting your attention away from the stressor

Seeking social support

(emotion focused)

looking to friends for emotional or other types of support \ BOOBOOOM

Distances

(emotiona focased)

acknowleging the stressor, but detach yourself from the sistuation emotionally and trying to minimize its significance

denial

(emotion focused)

unconcious rejection of thoughts feelungs needs and wishes, that they would not be able to deal with if they got into the concious mind

positive reappraisial

(emotion focused)

attempt to grow from the experience of dealing with stress

it may have a relgious component

gender and communication

(problem focused)

men tend to problem solve instead of using an empathetic approach

Adaption level phenomenon

tolerance

\our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience

relative deprivation

we are worse off in comparison to others

Wisdom

creativity, couriosity, love of learning, perspective

courage

bravery, honesty, perseverance, zest

humanitity

kindness, love, social intelligance

justice

leadership teamworl , fairnes

temperence

forgiveness, humility, prudeince self regulation

transcendence

bea=uty, humor, hope, grattitude, spirituality

Post traumatic growth

adversity→postivie change