October 32, 2005
Lecture Notes
“Worry never lessons the sorrow of tomorrow, it only saps the strength of today” –Dale Gray
Type A person:
restless, time oriented
Key ingredient to being type A and not worrying about a heart attack is being pleasant, not grumpy
Key
Stress & Health Psychology
Terms
(Lefton & Brannon, 2006, Chapter 15)
Stress:
pressure to perform
After optimal pressure, you lose the perception of control and it becomes
distress
and too much pressure.
Key concepts from Drum Demonstration
Accountability:
Stress: he would practice, because he would be held accountable
Practice with feedback
Responsibility
Distress:
being overwhelmed by pressure and taking big steps
Learned Helplessness: When you fill overwhelmed, break it down
Synergy:
when the whole, is greater than the sum of it’s parts
Environmental Event
Primary Appraisal
Noticed Accepted Important
Unnoticed Denied Harmless
Stressor
No Stressor
Secondary Appraisal
No control (Pessimistic)
In Control (Optimistic)
Negative Stress (Distress)
Positive Stress
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- Fall '06
- DMHarris
- Psychology, Stress, Health Psychology, Eustress, Pessimism, Health Psychology Terms
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