Myers

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Myers PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed)?

• Chapter 14
• Stress and Health
• James A. McCubbin, PhD
• Clemson University
• Worth Publishers

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Susceptibility to Stress

• 1 Almost Always 3about ½ the time 5Never
• 1. I eat at least one hot, balanced meal a
  day.
• 2. I get 7-8 hours sleep at least 4 nights
  a week.
• 3. I give and receive affection regularly.
• 4. I have at least one relative within 50
  miles on whom I can rely.
• 5. I exercise to the point of perspiration at
  least twice a week.
• 6. I avoid tobacco use.
• 7. I consume fewer than 5 alcoholic drinks
  per week.
• 8. I am appropriate weight for my height.
• 9. I have an income adequate to meet the
  basic expenses .
• 10. I get strength from my religious beliefs.
• 11. I regularly attend club or social
  activities.
• 12. I have a network of friends and
  acquaintances.
• 13. I have one or more friends to confide in
  about personal matters.
• 14. I am in good health.
• 15. I am able to speak openly about my feelings
  when angry or worried.
• 16. I regularly have conversations with the
  people I live with about domestic problems.
• 17. I do something for fun at least once a week.
• 18. I am able to organize my time effectively.

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SUSCEPTIBILITY TO STRESS KEY

• 32 SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRESS
• 52-77SERIOUS STS!
• 78 U-R A MIRACLE!

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Stress and Health

• Behavioral Medicine
• interdisciplinary field that integrates
  behavioral and medical knowledge and applies that
  knowledge to health and disease
• Health Psychology
• subfield of psychology that provides psychologys
  contribution to behavioral medicine

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Stress and Illness

• Leading causes of death in the US in 1900 and 2000

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Stress and Illness

• Stress
• the process by which we perceive and respond to
  certain events, called stressors, that we
  appraise as threatening or challenging

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Stressful Life Events

• Catastrophic Events
• earthquakes, combat stress, floods
• Life Changes
• death of a loved one, divorce, loss of job,
  promotion
• Daily Hassles
• rush hour traffic, long lines, job stress, burnout

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Stressful Life Events

• Chronic Stress by Age

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Stress and the Heart

• Coronary Heart Disease
• clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart
  muscle
• leading cause of death in many developed
  countries

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Type A/Type B Personality

• 1. Is your everyday life filled mostly by
• A. problems needing solutions? C. a rather
  predictable routine of events?
• B. challenges needing to be met? D. Not
  enough things to keep you interested or busy?
• 2. When you are under pressure or stress do you
  usually
• A. Do something about it immediately?
• B. Plan carefully before taking any action?
• 3. Ordinarily how rapidly do you eat?
• A. Im usually the first one finished.
  C. I eat about the same as other people
• B. I eat a little faster than average.
  D. I eat more slowly than most people.
• 4. When you listen to someone talking and this
  person take too long to come to the point do you
  feel like hurrying him/her along?
• A. Frequently B. Occasionally C. almost
  never
• 5. Do most people consider you to be
• A. Definitely hard-driving and
  competitive. C. Probably more relaxed and easy
  going.
• B. Probably hard-driving and
  competitive. D. Definitely more relaxed and easy
  going.

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TYPE 'A' OR 'B' ?

• 1. A
• 2. A
• 3. A, B TYPE A 7-10
• 4. A, B TYPE B 0-3
• 5. A, B BLEND 4-6
• 6. D, C
• 7. C, B
• 8. A, C
• 9. A
• 10. A

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Stress and the Heart

• Type A
• Friedman and Rosenmans term for competitive,
  hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and
  anger-prone people
• Type B
• Friedman and Rosenmans term for easygoing,
  relaxed people

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Stress and the Heart
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Stress and Disease

• Psychophysiological Illness
• mind-body illness
• any stress-related physical illness
• some forms of hypertension
• some headaches
• distinct from hypochondriasis-- misinterpreting
  normal physical sensations as symptoms of a
  disease

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Stress and Disease

• Lymphocytes
• two types of white blood cells that are part of
  the bodys immune system
• B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release
  antibodies that fight bacterial infections
• T lymphocytes form in the thymus and, among other
  duties, attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign
  substances

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Identify these terms!

• CORTISOL????
• LEPTIN???

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Promoting Health

• Biofeedback
• system for electronically recording, amplifying,
  and feeding back information regarding a subtle
  physiological state
• blood pressure
• muscle tension

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Promoting Health

• Religious Attendance

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The Physiological Effects of Nicotine
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Weight Control

• Thinning of Miss America

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