Stress & stressors
The General Adaptation Syndrome
Psychological responses
Coping resources and methods
Social support
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What is stress?

Stress is the process of adjusting to circumstances that disrupt or threaten to disrupt a person’s daily functioning 

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What is the General Adaptation Syndrome?
A pattern used to explain the stages the body uses to respond to stress
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What are the emotional changes?

The changes you obtain that tend to mention changes in the emotions they experienced.

100
What are coping resources?

Coping resources include , among other things, the money, and time to deal with stressful events.


100
What does social support consist of?

Social support consist of emotional, tangible, or informational resources provided by other people


200
Who discovered this pattern?
Hans Selye
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What are coping methods?

Effective coping methods can also reduce the impact of stressors


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What makes up your network of social support?
Your family members and friends
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What is a psychological stressor?

Any event that forces a person to change or adapt can be a psychological stressor whether it comes with a pleasant or unpleasant ending.


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What is the alarm stage?
Where the burst of energy starts
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What are cognitive changes?

Reductions in the ability to concentrate, think clearly, or remember accurately are typical cognitive stress reactions. 

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What are the methods known as?

Most of the methods are known as problem-focused coping methods and emotion-focused coping methods

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What benefits can social support have?
Health benefits
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What is the resistance stage?
The body attempts to resist or adapt to the stressor
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What are problem-focused coping methods?

Problem-focused coping methods involves efforts to change or eliminate a source of stress

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Why is having strong social support associated with faster recovery from sickness?

because helpful family members and friends encourage patients to follow medical advice.


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What does SRRS stand for? and what is it?

Social Readjustment Rating Scale , or SRRS. The scale was developed to measure the amount of stress people endure during stressful events


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What is the Exhaustion stage?
the stage where the energy is depleted
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What are the behavioral changes?

responses that appear as people try to escape or avoid stressors. This can lead to negative health consequences.

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What are emotion-focused coping methods?

emotion-focused coping methods attempts to control the negative emotional consequences of stressors


500
The more social support a person has...
the more stress free they live
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