Appraisals
Jim is going on a roadtrip from Pennsylvania to New York to visit Niagara Falls. Before he can make it out of the state, Jim gets a flat tire. Jim thinks, "How will I ever get to New York?" This is an example of what type of appraisal?
Primary Appraisal
The HPA Axis secretes what hormone?
Cortisol
On his way home from work, Mark gets into a rough car accident and totals his car, but luckily walks away alive. This would be an example of what type of stressor?
Life Event
Pam's car broke down on the way to work and Meredith decides to offer her a ride. This is an example of what type of social support?
Instrumental
Andy is on his way to work when he is suddenly pooped on by a bird. Give an example of a secondary appraisal Andy could make in this situation.
"I have an extra shirt in my car"
"I can go buy a new shirt before I get to work"
Etc.
What is the Parasympathetic Nervous System's main function on the heart?
To act as a brake
Stanley has been waiting for Pretzel Day for a whole year, but when he realizes that he has to wait in the very long line, this becomes a stressor for him. What would this stressor do to Stanley's innate immune system?
Increases it!
What are the 3 types of support in social connectedness?
Information
Instrumental
Emotional
Jan has an interview for a position at a law firm which she has even anticipating for weeks now. Although she is stressed about the interview, she goes through with it because it is?
Goal-congruent
What's the purpose of increased cardiac output and total peripheral resistance?
Increase blood pressure and blood pumped to the heart; More energy and good for stressing situations
After a terrible accident, Toby is left with 2 broken arms and 2 broken legs, which will takes months to heal. What will this stressor do to Toby's innate immunity?
Increases innate immunity!
Define perceived and received social support
P: How much you think you have people available to you if you need it
R: How much you recognize support you've actually gotten from other people
While at Disneyland, Michael drops his brand new ice cream cone onto the ground. He yells, "My ice cream is ruined!" This is an example of what type of primary appraisal?
Harm Appraisal
Compare and contrast Innate/Natural Immune system and the Adaptive/Specific Immune system.
Both are responding to bacteria/enemies in the body
Quick acting vs. Slow responding
Adaptive immune system makes memory cells
Etc.
What do acute stressors do to cell-mediated and humoral immunity in the Adaptive/Specific immune system?
Acute stressors decreased cell-mediated immunity and increase humoral immunity
When Dwight has had enough of his coworker Jim's office pranks, he decides to hide in a box and scare him. This would be defined as what type of coping strategy?
Approach Coping
Provide an example of a potential laboratory manipulation of an appraisal.
Challenge - Monetary incentive, etc
Threat - Failing stress test -> becoming a failure, etc.
Harm - Tell participant they have failed something, etc.
What cells in the adaptive immune system help kill enemy cells?
Killer T-cells and B-cells
How do chronic stress exposures affect cell-mediated immunity and humoral immunity?
They decrease both cell-mediated and humoral immunity
Describe the effects of approach vs. avoidance coping on anxiety levels in women who participated in the "Waiting Periods" study on coping tendencies.
Those who engaged in approach coping, even after testing negative they had higher levels of anxiety compared to women who engaged in avoidance coping