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Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e

Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e. Charles T. Blair-Broeker Randal M. Ernst. Dr.Oz. Stress soothers Oz Cab Stress and Weight Gain Stress Proof Your Body in 5 Steps De-Stress Plan One minute to better health (wellness challenge). Biopsychological Domain.

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Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e

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  1. Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e Charles T. Blair-Broeker Randal M. Ernst

  2. Dr.Oz • Stress soothers • Oz Cab • Stress and Weight Gain • Stress Proof Your Body in 5 Steps • De-Stress Plan • One minute to better health (wellness challenge).

  3. Biopsychological Domain

  4. Stress and Health Chapter

  5. Effects of Stress Module 12

  6. Stress Module 12: Effects of Stress

  7. Teens & Stress • In your group, list the three most stressful things teens deal with daily. • List some explanations as to why these things happen and why they are stressful.

  8. Optimism & Pessimism • Were your suggestions for “why these things happen” and why they are stressful (the attributions) optimistic or pessimistic? • Optimistic thinking empowers people to seek ways to change stressful situations and pessimistic thinking sees no way out of a stressful circumstance.

  9. Stress • The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging • Is a process of perceiving and responding • The response is called a stress reaction.

  10. Stress • Play “Emotions, Stress and Health” and “Stress: Locus of Control” • http://www.learner.org/resources/series142.html • Dr.Oz (stress and meditation) • http://www.doctoroz.com/press

  11. Health Psychology • A subfield of psychology that focuses on how stress affects our well being and health

  12. Stress:Responding to Stress Module 12: Effects of Stress

  13. Responding to Stress

  14. Responding to Stress

  15. Responding to Stress

  16. Hans Selye (1907-1982)Sell-yay • Psychologist who researched recurring responses to stress the he called the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) • Discovered various chemicals caused stress reactions in animals

  17. General Adaptation Syndrome • Sylye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in three stages • Alarm • Resistance • Exhaustion

  18. General Adaptation Syndrome • Alarm Reaction – nervous system activated in response to stressor • Resistance – body responds with physiological reactions to cope with the stressor • Exhaustion – body’s resistance to stress is depleted (physical deterioration)

  19. General Adaptation Syndrome

  20. General Adaptation Syndrome

  21. General Adaptation Syndrome

  22. Watch “Worried Sick” Scientific American Frontiers • http://www.pbs.org/saf/1310/video/watchonline.htm

  23. Stress:Stressful Events Module 12: Effects of Stress

  24. Daily Stress • Stress can be caused by: • Typical demands of the day • Living situations • Economic difficulties

  25. Burnout • Physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion brought on by persistent job-related stress • Burnout can result in: • Depression • Decreased performance • Cynicism

  26. Significant Life Changes • Stress can be the result of personal life changes • Death of a loved one (risk of dying in the week after your spouse dies doubles!) • Leaving home for college • Can result in health problems

  27. Catastrophes • Large scale stress events (i.e. earthquakes, floods, war, etc.) • Prolonged exposure can lead to physical and psychological problems. • 44% of Katrina-related deaths in Alabama were related to stress.

  28. Effects of Perceived Control Module 12: Effects of Stress

  29. Perceived Control • The sense of control or influence one has over stressful events in one’s life • Most studies suggest the lower the perceived control the larger the potential for health-related problems • Lower perceived control leads to a lowered immunity to disease.

  30. Control and Stress • Play “Coping with Stress: Control and Predictability” (2:49) Module #22 from The Brain: Teaching Modules (2nd edition).

  31. Optimism • A generally positive outlook on the future • Optimists have stronger immune systems and recover faster from health problems. • Opposite of pessimism

  32. Stress Hormones • Hormones released in response to stress • The body must work to rid the body of the stress hormones. • Pessimism and perceived lack of control both produce more stress hormones.

  33. Stress and Disease:Cancer and Stress Module 12: Effects of Stress

  34. Stress-Cancer Connection • Evidence for a connection is not conclusive. • Two conclusions: • Stress does not create cancer cells. • Stress affects the body’s malignancy- fighting ability.

  35. Cognition and Cancer • Play “Cognition and the Immune System: Mind/Body Interaction” (10:20) Segment #4 from The Mind: Psychology Teaching Modules (2nd edition).

  36. Stress and Disease:Stress and Heart Problems Module 12: Effects of Stress

  37. Type A • Term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone. • More prone to heart attacks and other stress related illnesses.

  38. Type B • Individuals who are easygoing, relaxed people

  39. The End

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