stress

• Stages of stress response:

  • Stage 1: Alarm
  • Amygdala is activated
  • Cortisol is released
  • Body reacts to stress
  • Involvement of sympathetic nervous system
  • Stage 2: Resistance
  • Resists cortisol and stress
  • Adaptation to stress
  • Sustained release of cortisol to maintain arousal/homeostasis
  • Stage 3: Exhaustion
  • Body starts to give up on stress
  • Depletion of body's resources
  • Compromised immune system (depleted)
• Two types of personalities in response to stress:

  • Type A:
  • Competitive, self-critical, easily angered and stressed
  • Strive towards goals without a sense of joy or accomplishment
  • Likes a checklist and easily stressed
  • Type B:
  • Flexible, go with the flow, less competitive, more relaxed
  • Patient, not prone to aggression, works slow and steadily
  • Enjoys actual achievements and not easily stressed
• Locus of Control:

  • Internal Locus of Control:
  • Awareness of what can be controlled and what can't
  • Behavior and cognitive factors
  • External Locus of Control:
  • Belief that control over what happens is not possible
• general adaptation syndrome (GAS) was created by Hans Selye