Pysch quiz 1

distorted perception of reality
inappropriate behavior (defined by culture)
discomfort for the individual
danger to self or others

wandering uterus (uterus spiritually wanders off)

Imbalance in the humors - bodily fluids are out of balance (4 of them)

Imbalance in yin and yang (good and bad, imbalance causes problems)

demonic possession

seen as an illness and locked up in asylums
beat into good health

first real treatments - psychological treatment for mental illness/abnormal behavior
a) freud

biopsychosocial perspective adopted by most
treatment through psychological and biological means

any situation that is threatening and requires adaptation of some kind

Distress - bad stress
Eutress - good stress (excitement)
Stress is at it's worst when anticipatory
amount of cahnge/adaptation determines amound of stress felt

closer you get to what causes stress - stress increases

closer you get to event that causes stress - excitement increases

100 rating scale of top stressors

ongoing state of discontent
causing distress and not going away any time soon

need to hurry or improve
often self-induced as well as societal
can help as well as hurt

prevented from achieving goal

faced with meeting 2 incompatible requirements
approach/approach, approach/avoidance, avoidance/avoidance

two or mroe things that you want to do but you have to choose

something you want to do but there is a downside to it

two things that you have to do, despite not wanting to do them, but you have to choose

facing problem head on/confrontation
compromise, tact

withdrawal, aggression, submission, defense mechanisms (unconscious ways of dealing with stress)

repression
regression
displacement (socially unacceptable)
projection
sublimation (acceptable)
identification (act like who you want to be)

keep journal
identify stressors (metacognition - awareness of thoughts and feelings)
list possible ways to overcome stressors
evaluate your plans for combating stress
take breaks from things
talk about problems - intimacy
exercise

Alarm - state of shock, just hit with stressor (research paper in one week)
Resistance - don't fight task, try to do it (working to get it done)
Exhaustion - burn out, stress beat you down

organs work harder when stressed (heart disease)
immune system weakens