Stress, Health and Illness

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HLTHPSYC 122

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Stress

A response which consists of tension, discomfort or physical symptoms that arise when a situation overwhelms our ability to cope effectively.

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Stressor

Events which represent a threat to our typical psychological functioning.

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Appraisal

Cognitive evaluation and the interpretation of the stressor.

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Stress Response

Cognitive, emotional and biological reactions. 

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Primary Appraisal

Person decides whether a situation is benign, stressful or irrelevant. 

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Secondary Apprasial

Person evaluates options and decides how to respond.

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Burnout

A state of vital exhaustion.

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Anticipatory Stress

I.e. worry or “what-if-ism.”

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Retrospective Stress

rumination, thinking about things that have already happened and generally we skew them.