Stress and Coping

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Stress and Coping
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Stress and Coping
Stress any circumstances that threaten or are
perceived to threaten ones well-being and tax
ones ability to cope.
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Stress and Coping
Stress any circumstances that threaten or are
perceived to threaten ones well-being and tax
ones ability to cope. Each of us experience
stress multiple times per day.
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Stress and Coping
Stress any circumstances that threaten or are
perceived to threaten ones well-being and tax
ones ability to cope. Each of us experience
stress multiple times per day. Some stresses may
be major (you are the victim of a crime, parent
dies, divorce, injury or serious illness) but
most are minor.
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Stress and Coping
Stress any circumstances that threaten or are
perceived to threaten ones well-being and tax
ones ability to cope. Each of us experience
stress multiple times per day. Some stresses may
be major (you are the victim of a crime, parent
dies, divorce, injury or serious illness) but
most are minor. Major stress can have
deleterious effects on us psychologically as well
as physically.
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Stress and Coping
Stress any circumstances that threaten or are
perceived to threaten ones well-being and tax
ones ability to cope. Each of us experience
stress multiple times per day. Some stresses may
be major (you are the victim of a crime, parent
dies, divorce, injury or serious illness) but
most are minor. Major stress can have
deleterious effects on us psychologically as well
as physically. But minor stresses can also be
damaging because their effects tend to
accumulate. Our ability to respond successfully
to stressing situations depends primarily on the
process of Appraisal, that is, how one
subjectively judges the events that might lead to
stress.
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Stress and Coping
Stress any circumstances that threaten or are
perceived to threaten ones well-being and tax
ones ability to cope. Each of us experience
stress multiple times per day. Some stresses may
be major (you are the victim of a crime, parent
dies, divorce, injury or serious illness) but
most are minor. Major stress can have
deleterious effects on us psychologically as well
as physically. But minor stresses can also be
damaging because their effects tend to
accumulate. Our ability to respond successfully
to stressing situations depends primarily on the
process of Appraisal, that is, how one
subjectively judges the events that might lead to
stress. Martin Seligman has looked at how ones
appraisal (explanatory style) of stressful events
affects the impact these events have upon us.
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Martin Seligmans Research on Explanatory Style
and Reaction to Stressful Events.
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed.
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed.
Reactions to Frustration
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed.
Reactions to Frustration The Frustration Effect
(FE)
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed.
Reactions to Frustration The Frustration Effect
(FE) the behavior that immediately follows
frustration is likely to be elevated in energy
level.
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed.
Reactions to Frustration The Frustration Effect
(FE) the behavior that immediately follows
frustration is likely to be elevated in energy
level. Frustration-Induced Aggression
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed.
Reactions to Frustration The Frustration Effect
(FE) the behavior that immediately follows
frustration is likely to be elevated in energy
level. Frustration-Induced Aggression hostility
directed toward the object or person that has
prevented us from reaching our goal.
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed.
Reactions to Frustration The Frustration Effect
(FE) the behavior that immediately follows
frustration is likely to be elevated in energy
level. Frustration-Induced Aggression hostility
directed toward the object or person that has
prevented us from reaching our goal. -
Aggression is often times displaced, that is,
shifted onto another person or object other
that the one responsible for our frustration
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed. Conflict when two or more incompatible
motivations or behavioral impulses compete for
expression.
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed. Conflict when two or more incompatible
motivations or behavioral impulses compete for
expression. (Can be Approach or Avoidance
tendencies involved).
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed. Conflict when two or more incompatible
motivations or behavioral impulses compete for
expression. Life Changes significant
alterations in ones living circumstances that
require us to adjust or life style in some way.
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Stress Comes About as the Result of Changes in
Our Lives To Which We Must Readjust
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Psychological Events That Can Cause Stress
Frustration the negative psychological
experience that results from the progress toward
some expected goal being blocked, thwarted, or
delayed. Conflict when two or more incompatible
motivations or behavioral impulses compete for
expression. Life Changes significant
alterations in ones living circumstances that
require us to adjust or life style in some
way. Pressure expectations or demands of others
that we behave in a particular way.
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Responding to Stress
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Responding to Stress
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Responding to Stress
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Responding to Stress
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Responding to Stress
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress.
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress. Selye believed these
reactions to be general, that is, nonspecific,
occurring in this way regardless of the source of
stress (physiological or psychological).
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress. Selye believed these
reactions to be general, that is, nonspecific,
occurring in this way regardless of the source of
stress (physiological or psychological). Stage 1.
The Alarm Reaction
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress. Selye believed these
reactions to be general, that is, nonspecific,
occurring in this way regardless of the source of
stress (physiological or psychological). Stage 1.
The Alarm Reaction characterized by sympathetic
arousal as the body marshals its resources to
respond to the stressful circumstances
(fight-or-flight).
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress. Selye believed these
reactions to be general, that is, nonspecific,
occurring in this way regardless of the source of
stress (physiological or psychological). Stage 1.
The Alarm Reaction characterized by sympathetic
arousal as the body marshals its resources to
respond to the stressful circumstances
(fight-or-flight). Stage 2. The Stage of
Resistance
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress. Selye believed these
reactions to be general, that is, nonspecific,
occurring in this way regardless of the source of
stress (physiological or psychological). Stage 1.
The Alarm Reaction characterized by sympathetic
arousal as the body marshals its resources to
respond to the stressful circumstances
(fight-or-flight). Stage 2. The Stage of
Resistance coping efforts get underway as the
body works to overcome the source of stress.
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress. Selye believed these
reactions to be general, that is, nonspecific,
occurring in this way regardless of the source of
stress (physiological or psychological). Stage 1.
The Alarm Reaction characterized by sympathetic
arousal as the body marshals its resources to
respond to the stressful circumstances
(fight-or-flight). Stage 2. The Stage of
Resistance coping efforts get underway as the
body works to overcome the source of
stress. Stage 3. The Stage of Exhaustion
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The General Adaptation Syndrome (Hans Selye)
The General Adaptation Syndrome is a model of the
bodys response to stress. Selye believed these
reactions to be general, that is, nonspecific,
occurring in this way regardless of the source of
stress (physiological or psychological). Stage 1.
The Alarm Reaction characterized by sympathetic
arousal as the body marshals its resources to
respond to the stressful circumstances
(fight-or-flight). Stage 2. The Stage of
Resistance coping efforts get underway as the
body works to overcome the source of
stress. Stage 3. The Stage of Exhaustion with
prolonged stress, the bodys resources become
depleted, the subject weakens, the immune
reaction becomes compromised, cessation of
efforts, collapse, death.
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Selyes General Adaptation Syndrome
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Responding to Stress
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Health Psychology
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Health Psychology
100 years ago, the major causes of death in
America were infectious diseases.
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Health Psychology
100 years ago, the major causes of death in
America were infectious diseases. Today, the
major reasons that people get sick are due to (or
heavily influenced by) decisions we make about
the way we live our lives.
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How can psychology involved in health care?
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways.
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways.
Ulcers Hypertension Heart Disease Skin Disorders
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the body.
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the body.
Hysteria Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the
body. Psychogenic Immune Deficiency
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the
body. Psychogenic Immune Deficiency numerous
disorders are tied to reduced immune reactions
which may have a psychological origin.
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the
body. Psychogenic Immune Deficiency numerous
disorders are tied to reduced immune reactions
which may have a psychological origin. People
that have Depression, Pessimism, or Anger are
more likely to develop a host of different
diseases.
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Heart Disease and Chronic Anger
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the
body. Psychogenic Immune Deficiency numerous
disorders are tied to reduced immune reactions
which may have a psychological origin.
Health-Impairing Behaviors
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the
body. Psychogenic Immune Deficiency numerous
disorders are tied to reduced immune reactions
which may have a psychological origin.
Health-Impairing Behaviors people greatly
increase their likelihood of disease or premature
death by engaging in self- destructive behaviors.
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How Psychological Processes Impact Upon Health
Psychosomatic Diseases physical ailments can be
traced to a psychological origin. The mind can
affect the body in unhealthy ways. Conversion
Reactions physiological symptoms with no
demonstrable physical change in the
body. Psychogenic Immune Deficiency numerous
disorders are tied to reduced immune reactions
which may have a psychological origin.
Health-Impairing Behaviors people greatly
increase their likelihood of disease or premature
death by engaging in self- destructive behaviors.
Smoking Excessive Alcohol Consumption Poor Food
Choices Lack of Exercise Risky Sexual Activity
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Psychology is the Key to Modern Day Health
Practices