Physiological Psychology

Stress

Stress as a bodily response.

The body’s response to stressors (e.g. pituitary-adrenal system); the
General Adaptation Syndrome (Selye).

Research into the relationship between stress and cardiovascular disorders and the effects of stress on the immune system.
 

Sources of stress.

Research into sources of stress, including life changes (e.g. Holmes &
Rahe), and workplace stressors (e.g. Johansson, Marmot).

Individual differences in modifying the effects of stressors, including the roles
played by personality (e.g. Type A behaviour, hardy personality) and gender (e.g. physiological reactivity, social support).

Critical issue: stress management.

Approaches to managing the negative effects of stress, including
physiological (e.g. drugs, biofeedback) and psychological methods (e.g.
stress-inoculation, increasing hardiness).

The strengths and weaknesses of methods of stress management.

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