Slide 1Changing Patterns of IllnessesstressHans SelyeStress, coping and healthHealth psychology: exploring the psychological factors that influence illness and also prevent illness while maintaining healthChanging Patterns of IllnessesWe used to suffer from infectious diseases Now we are suffering from chronic illnesses which can be preventedBiopsychosocial model (all these processes influence our health)stressPsychoneuroeminuology: study the long-term effects of stress on humansDaily hassles get in the way of major life stressors that accumulate more stressPositive emotions can be experienced from stress- allow for adaptation, accommodate problem solving and creativity, reduce the physiological effects of the stressHans SelyeGeneral Adaptation TheoryPhysical reactions to stress:1. Alarm: occurs when person is cognitively aware of threat (cortisol levels)2. Stage of resistance: physiological arousal stabilizing3. Stage of exhaustion: coping resources have depleted so the resistance declines which leads to predisposition to physical/emotional stress
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