Lecture 14: The Meaning of Stress - MDE 154 Psychology

MDE 154 PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE 14 THE MEANING OF STRESS YELNURA N. AUTALIPOVA, MSOCS IN PSYCHOLOGY CONTENT 01 CONCEPT OF STRESS 02 GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME 03 THE FORM OF THE STRESS 04 MAJOR RESPONSES TO STRESS 05 STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ...

MDE 154 PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE 14 THE MEANING OF STRESS YELNURA N. AUTALIPOVA, MSOCS IN PSYCHOLOGY CONTENT 01 CONCEPT OF STRESS 02 GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME 03 THE FORM OF THE STRESS 04 MAJOR RESPONSES TO STRESS 05 STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY  CONCEPT OF STRESS Stress is the physiological or psychological response to internal or external stressors (are any event, activity, or condition that results in physical or emotional stress). DICTIONARY Stress involves changes affecting nearly every system of the body, influencing how people feel and behave  TYPE OF STRESSORS Stressors can be internal (coming from inside of the body) and exteral (coming from outside of the body).  MEANING OF “STRESS”......as it is currently used was coined by Hans Selye in 1936, who proposed the 'General Adaptation Syndrome' (GAS) in 1935, in which stress defined it as HANS SELYE (1907-1982) “The non-specific response of the body was a pioneering Hungarian-Canadian to any demand for change” Endocrinologist  STAGES OF GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME (GAS) ALARM - when one feels threatened, activation of the flight or fight reaction. RESISTANCE - mobilization of resourses to solve the problem, continued stress causes adaptation. EXHAUSTION - adaptation fails and level of fnction decreases. THE FORM OF THE STRESS  DISTRESS AND EUSTRESS DISTRESS result from too much pressure or EUSTRESS result help one’s focus and trauma, when one’s don’t know how to deal with it. concentrate better on aim.  NEUSTRESS NEUSTRESS is, just like it sounds, rather neutral. It has little impact, or lasting effects, one way or the other. It might be upsetting for others, in another location or context, but has little measurable effect on your life. For example, it is missing the bus or forgetting to get to lunch on time. MAJOR RESPONSES TO STRESS  STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THE MOST EFFECTIVE: ABC STRATEGY WELL-KNOWN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY  Thank you for your attention!