Christian Aune , Megan Kelsch , Angie King, Sunny Henrie

1. STRESS Health Coping and Christian Aune, Megan Kelsch, Angie King, Sunny Henrie

2. Stressa state of mental or emotional strain or suspense • Causes • Normal Blood Pressure: 120/75 • Normal Pulse: 75 • Symptoms of panic • Skin turns red • Mind goes blank • Breathing patterns speed up Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

3. Fight or Flight • “An emotional and physiological reaction to an emergency that increases readiness for action.” • Walter Canyon, 1929 Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

4. Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

5. General Adaptive Syndrome • “A three-stage physiological response that appears regardless of the stressor that is encountered” • Hans Selye, 1930’s Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

6. Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

7. Effects of Stress on the Immune System • Stressors wear down the immune system and make it less able to fight invaders. Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

8. Chronic Stress and Cardiovascular Health • Blood pressure goes up and remains up • Blood vessels become damaged • Blood vessels build up plaque • Increased risk of coronary heart disease Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

10. Type A Behavior Pattern • “ The tendency toward easily aroused hostility, impatience, a sense of time urgency, and competitive achievement strivings.” • Friedman and Rosenman, 1950’s Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

11. Mental Effects of Prolonged Stress Emotional Social Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

12. Emotional • Depression • Mood swings • Irrational fear • Feelings of guilt • Unnecessary worry • Loss of self confidence • Uneasiness and anxiety • Feelings of hopelessness • Irritability and frequent anger Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

13. Social • Difficulty with coming to decisions • Increased cynicism • Resentment • Panic attacks • Loss of memory • Isolation from close friends/family • Inability to concentrate Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

14. Stress Management • Repressive coping • avoiding situations or thoughts that are reminders of a stressor and maintaining an artificially positive viewpoint • Rational coping • Facing the stressor and working to overcome it • Acceptance • coming to realize the stressor exists and cannot be wished away • Exposure • attending to the stressor, thinking about it, and even seeking it out • Understanding • working to find the meaning of the stressor in your life Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

15. Techniques Used • Prolonged exposure • listening to self dictated recurrence of the event and putting self into situations that cause stress or anxiety. • Reframing • finding a new or creative way to think about the stressor that reduces it's threat • Stress inoculation training • reframing technique that helps people to cope with stressful situations by developing positive ways to think about the situation • Writing down stressful thoughts and feelings • improves immune function Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

16. Body Management- Relaxation • Relaxation therapy • technique for reducing tension by consciously relaxing muscles of the body • Meditation (qigong, tai chi) • Yoga • Hypnosis • Prayer • Relaxation response • a condition of reduced muscle tension, cortical activity, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure • Cortisol • Biomechanical marker of the stress response Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

17. Body Management- Biofeedback • Biofeedback • The use of an external monitoring device to obtain information about a bodily function and possibly gain control over that function. (pg. 441) • Electroencephalograph (EEG) • Aerobic exercise Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

18. Situation Management • Social Support • Humor Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

19. The Psychology of Feeling Good • Personality and Health • Optimism & Hardiness (thick-skinned) • Health-Pomoting Behaviors and Self-regulation • Self regulation • Eating wisely • Avoiding sexual risks • Not smoking Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

20. Test Question • What are the physical long term effects of stress? • Infections and irreversible organ damage • Tumor growth and aging Introducing Psychology: Schacter, Daniel et. al.

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