Where does stress come from?
What is a definition of stress in your own words? NOT THE TEXTBOOK
Anything that threatens or perceives to threaten a person.
What is an example of frustration based on the definition given?
A goal is thwarted
What are longe term impacts of strong emotional arousal?
Impair judgement and decision making
attention and memory retrieval
Why do you think these are?
What is Coping? is it a good thing or a bad thing?
What might be some strategies that are bad for coping?
Are friends good for you?
Genuine good friends lead to more support, and it correlates with higher immune support.
During covid, what percent of people reported Serious distress? Why do you think this is?
70%
When have you experienced conflict like the textbook states?
When 2 ideas that you hold do not match up
What is the inverted U hypothesis?
Up to a certain point people can thrive under stressful conditions improving performance.
What is an example of this?
What is indulgence? is this a healthy or unhealthy coping practice?
Stress eating
binge drinking
What are consequences of being lonely?
Irregulated immune system
increased inflammation
What age group was the most stressed out over covid? Why do you think that this could be?
18-30 yrs
What is the approach-approach concept of conflict? When have you experienced this?
You have to choose one or the other and both options are attractive.
What does chronic negative experiences cause?
Poor health
What term did Freud coin saying that you can be aggressive to get all of your emotions out?
Is this a healthy coping mechanism?
Catharsis
By what percent does your mortality and survival increase by having friends?
50%
Deciding whether an event is irrelevant, stressful, or non-threatening
What is avoidance-avoidance? When do you feel this in real life?
Choose between 2 unattractive options.
Do my HW or study
What is general adaptation syndrome?
What are the three stages?
alarm
resistance
exhaustion
What are defense mechanisms? What defenses have you seen people use in the past?
Denial
repression
regression
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What is the different between implicit and explicit social support?
Talk about it!
What is secondary appraisal? What are examples from life that you have learned?
Evaluation of your coping resources
How many major life events does the Social readjustment rating scale have? Name 2 that a college student could experience. What age demographic is this scale aiming for?
47
What is learned helplessness? When have you seen it?
Passive behaviors, produced by unavoidable circumstances.
What is real life healthy coping mechanisms for dealing with college struggles?
TALK ABOUT IT
Can you benifit from helping others?
It expands your experiences
makes you happier
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