Stress & Health Exam #1

Yerkes-Dodson principle

specific amount of stress is healthy, useful, and beneficial

What is the campus mental health crisis?

- College students today have greater levels of stress and psychopathology than any other time in history. - Problems consist of: stress, anxiety, depression, suicide.

In what ways might sex be considered a stressor for college students?

- Hook up culture is linked to psychological problems like drinking, anxiety, depression (psych today) - Prevalence of stds and high risk sexual behaviors - Sexual assault

What effect does a decrease in marriage rates have on the stress experienced by younger generations?

- Less traditional routes leave more stress and less social buffering to deal with that stress. - Married older or not at all - they cohabitate which lessens intimacy and trust which causes higher stress

who has highest rates of unemployment

- Young workers is the highest - includes students who have graduated and have not graduated from college - Recent college grads unemployment increased in 2010

Hans Selye and his experiment; two main findings

- father of modern stress research/injected rats with ovarian hormone and dropped them and chased them that made the study 1. Body has similar set of responses to broad array of stressors 2.if stressors go on for too long they can make you sick .

Dimensions of health

-physical -intellectual -emotional -spiritual -social

treatments for ptsd

-exposure therapy -trauma focused cognitive therapy -meds -eye movement desensitation and reprocessing

Stages of general adaptation syndrome and which stress system corresponds to each stage

1. Alarm reaction -body/brain become aware of stressor 2. resistance phase -mobilization of stress response system 3. exhaustion - coping reserves depleted and body must rest. stress related diseases emerge

Dr. Alia Crums 4 research studies

1. morphine 2. milkshakes 3.housekeepers 4.stress

Causes of death in US 1900 vs 2010

1900 - infectious disease, 2007-heart disease (cause or worsened by stress)

What are the chances of developing ptsd for survivors of sexual assault? combat veterans?

50% sexual assault 10-35% of OEF/OIF veterans

criterian a-f for ptsd diagnosis

A= life treatening stressor B=intrusion symptoms C=avoidance D=negative alterations in cognition/mood E=alterations in arousal/reactivity F=duration G=functional significance H=exclusion

Effects of acute vs. chronic stress

Acure: physical symptoms helpful, unneccessary processes turned off to coserve energy Chronic: physical symptoms detrimental to health

ACES

Adverse Childhood Experiences

what are the results of a positive mindset regarding stress

Experiencing it: improves health/vitality, enhances performance and productivity, facilitates learning and growth More likely to: face difficulties head on, seek help/advice, become confident, overocome or remove or change source of stress

what are the results of a negative mindset regarding stress

Experiencing: depletes health and vitality, debilitates performance and productivity, inhibits learning and growth More likely to: use alcohol or other substances, withdrawal energy and attention from a particular cause

Acute Stress

results from short term stressor, a few minutes, usually intense

Stress

a demand made upon adaptive capacities of mind and body

ptsd

a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood.

Stressor

any event/situation that individual perceives as threat which causes him/her to adapt/initiate stress response

imposter syndrome

assumption - im fraud and others will find out reality - not a fraud you just feel like it

stereotype threat

assumption -everyone expects me to fail - self fulfilling prophecy

Distress

bad - decreases performance and interferes with health and cognition ex:sickness,poverty,natural disastors

what is the relationship between wages and college tuition

college tuition continues to go up but the minimumn wage doesnt. harder for students to pay. extra college fees pile up fast

Grit

defined as passion and perseverance for long term goals talent x effort = skill over long time skill x effort = achievement

what disorders are often comorbid with ptsd

depression suicidality generalized anxiety disorder social phobia/panic obsessive compulsive disorder traumatic brain injury substance addiction

Physical Stress

events directly change ones health (injuries, infection, toxic substances)

Social Stress

events perceived as disruptive to an individuals well being that involve other people (peer pressure, bullying)

Psychological Stress

events perceived as disruptive to individuals well being (finances, workload, schedule)

Stress is about perception

everyone views stress differently yo

fixed mindset

failure is limit of my abilities im either good at it or im not

growth mindset

failure is opportunity to grow challenges helpful to grow i like to try new things feedback can be constructive i can learn anything i want to do

Eustress

good - motivates to achieve potential - inspires - keeps life interesting ex:deadlines, runners high

Homeostasis Health

health more than absence of disease/physical wellbeing integration/balance/harmony of mind body spirit and emotions where whole is greater than sum of parts

identify 3 brain regions that change in ptsd and describe how they change

hippocampus is damaged from high level of cortol

what is the relationship between grit and each of the following: IQ, talent, skill, achievement, resilience, purpose, stress

long term goals = purpose talent x effort = skill over long time skill x effort = achievement grit builds up resilience through failure and trial and success

Chronic Stress

long term stress resulting from problems that dont go away, days/weeks/years. not as intense

How do mindsets influence our reality?

mindsets are the lense/frame from which orients an individual to a particular set of associations and expectations set of beliefs/way of thinking that determines ones behavior outlook and mental attitude

What are some of the benefits of having a college degree?

more job opportunity better wages

Whatt are the characteristics of a resilient person

persistent, flexible, sense of humor, sees challenges as opportunities, emotional intelligence, supportive networks (faith communities), engages in self care

what makes some people more susceptible to ptsd

pretraumatic factors=sex, personality,socioeconomic status, race, education level, mental disorders peritraumatic factors=severity of trauma,perceived threat to life,emotions and depression post traumatic factors=perceived lack of emotional support, subsequent life stress

what types of successes are correlated with grit

resilience

what is the biggest challenge to academic success for college students

stress

How do beliefs about aging influence health and happiness?

stress by way of hormones can accelerate the shortening of telomeres which protect the end of chromosomes from fraying which speed up aging

self-handicapping

why bother trying ex: not studying bc you know youre gonna fail