PSYC 100 - Ch 14 “Stress and Health”

In this lecture I discuss some highlights regarding Stress and health within an Introduction to Psychology course. This includes some historical attempts at measuring stress, how stress impacts our physical health and coping styles.  Video Lecture on Youtube with captions and time stamps Content Index:  Introductory remarks, talking about a Stress mgt class I taught years ago...   Defining Stress  Cognitive Appraisals    Good stress “Eustress”   Health Psychology field    Walter Cannon Fight or Flight response   Hans Selye General Adaptation Syndrome   Physiological basis of stress  Stressors  Life changes - early stress research, ‘Social Readjustment Rating Scale’   Daily Hassles   Psychophysiological Disorders - effect of chronic stress symptoms   Stress and Immune System   Type A Personality (v. Type B) and debunking the myth of Type A.   Coping with Stress   Control and Stress   ——————— How to support the podcast: - Please share, follow/subscribe, and rate/review in your favorite podcast app. - Buy the Doc a cup of coffee! Thanks to our sponsor, BetterHelp (https://www.betterhelp.com/psychexplained) Visit our sponsor, BetterHelp, for 10% off your 1st month #sponsored #ad #mentalhealth #therapy Join our Discord Community for great Psych conversations! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @PSYCH_EXPLAINED Facebook Page Video Lectures --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychexplained/support