3. Psychology 1100 Stacey, Cortney, Nate, Chris

4. * Stress is the body's reaction to a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional adjustment or response. * Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, nervous, or anxious. * Stress is caused by an existing stress-causing factor or "stressor."

5. * Stressor: * Stressors Major: * Stressors Minor: (pg 485)

6. * Stressor:any situation, event, experience, or other stimulus that causes a person to feel stressed * Stressors Major: * Stressors Minor: (pg 485)

7. * Stressor:any situation, event, experience, or other stimulus that causes a person to feel stressed * Stressors Major: Serious illness, unexpected job loss * Stressors Minor: (pg 485)

8. * Stressor:any situation, event, experience, or other stimulus that causes a person to feel stressed * Stressors Major: Serious illness, unexpected job loss * Stressors Minor: ongoing hassles such as daily commute, tests, homework, missing the bus (pg 485)

9. * Stress and Health: Repeated stress may cause physical damage * Hormonal reactions may eventually harm tissues and organs, accelerating disease processes (pg 486)

10. Stress and Health: * Stressors make the immune system less efficient (pg 486)

11. Stress and Health: * Stressors make the immune system less efficient * Stressors weaken the working memory (pg 486)

12. Stress and Health: * Stressors make the immune system less efficient * Stressors weaken the working memory * Stressors fray the temper and attitude (pg 486)

14. Emotional Signs

15. * Apathy

16. Emotional Signs * Apathy * Anxiety

17. Emotional Signs * Apathy * Anxiety * Irritability

18. Emotional Signs * Apathy * Anxiety * Irritability * Mental fatigue

19. Emotional Signs * Apathy * Anxiety * Irritability * Mental fatigue * Overcompensation or denial grandiosity

21. Behavioral Signs

22. * Avoiding things

23. Behavioral Signs * Avoiding things * Doing things to extremes

24. Behavioral Signs * Avoiding things * Doing things to extremes * Administrative problems

25. Behavioral Signs * Avoiding things * Doing things to extremes * Administrative problems * Legal problems

27. Physical Signs

28. * Excessive worrying about, or denial of illness

29. Physical Signs * Excessive worrying about, or denial of illness * Frequent illness

30. Physical Signs * Excessive worrying about, or denial of illness * Frequent illness * Physical exhaustion

31. Physical Signs * Excessive worrying about, or denial of illness * Frequent illness * Physical exhaustion * Reliance of self medication

32. Physical Signs * Excessive worrying about, or denial of illness * Frequent illness * Physical exhaustion * Reliance of self medication * Muscle tension

33. Physical Signs * Excessive worrying about, or denial of illness * Frequent illness * Physical exhaustion * Reliance of self medication * Muscle tension * Ailments

35. * Allostatic Load: term used for the total burden on a person’s body from all stressors experienced, both: * Allostastis: * Hypothalmus:

36. * Allostatic Load: term used for the total burden on a person’s body from all stressors experienced, both: physical (such as obesity) psychological (such as divorce) * Allostastis: * Hypothalmus:

37. * Allostatic Load: term used for the total burden on a person’s body from all stressors experienced, both: physical (such as obesity) psychological (such as divorce) * Allostastis: is the ability to maintain stability through change; connected to homeostasis. * Hypothalmus:

38. * Allostatic Load: term used for the total burden on a person’s body from all stressors experienced, both: physical (such as obesity) psychological (such as divorce) * Allostastis: is the ability to maintain stability through change; connected to homeostasis. * Hypothalmus: reacts to stressors by triggering the release of hormones that protect the body by helping it to adapt, and overcome the problem

39. Four “A’s”

40. * Avoid

41. Four “A’s” * Avoid * Alter

42. Four “A’s” * Avoid * Alter * Adapt

43. Four “A’s” * Avoid * Alter * Adapt * Accept

44. Problem Focused coping (men) VS Emotion Focused coping (Women)

45. Men Men are inclined to be problem-focused, reacting in a flight or fight manner.

46. Men Men are inclined to be problem-focused, reacting in a flight or fight manner. * Faster heart rate, increased adrenaline prepares them for attack or escape

47. Men Men are inclined to be problem-focused, reacting in a flight or fight manner. * Faster heart rate, increased adrenaline prepares them for attack or escape * Testosterone level rises when they attack a problem and decreases when they fail

48. Women Women are more emotion-focused, likely to tend and befriend.

49. Women Women are more emotion-focused, likely to tend and befriend. * Seek the company of other people when they are under pressure

50. Women Women are more emotion-focused, likely to tend and befriend. * Seek the company of other people when they are under pressure * Produce Oxytocin, a hormone that leads them to see confidential and caring relationships

51. Unhealthy ways to cope vs Healthy ways to cope

52. Ask yourself… Is it worth dying for? Remember, nurturing yourself is a necessity not a luxury.

53. * Stress is the body's reaction to a change that requires a _______, _______ or ________ adjustment or response * physical, mental, emotional